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UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness

UNHCR and UNICEF urge action in Europe to end childhood statelessness

GENEVA, 14 February 2019 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UNICEF, the UN Children’s Agency, are calling on States and regional organisations to take urgent action to ensure no child is born, or remains, stateless in Europe. While there are no precise figures on the total numbers of stateless children, […]

The Statelessness Index now with data on Cyprus

The Statelessness Index now with data on Cyprus

A stateless person is someone who has no nationality. Statelessness is a legal anomaly that affects over half a million people in Europe – both recent migrants and those who have lived in the same place for generations – denying many their fundamental rights....

Six people died each day attempting to cross Mediterranean in 2018, UNHCR report shows

Six people died each day attempting to cross Mediterranean in 2018, UNHCR report shows

Ελληνικά Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018, as cuts in search and rescue operations reinforced its position as the world’s deadliest sea crossing. The latest ‘Desperate Journeys’ report, released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, […]