UNHCR: Global refugee resettlement needs grow in 2024
Ελληνικά GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has anticipated a significant rise in global refugee resettlement needs for next year. According to the Projected Global Resettlement Needs Assessment for 2024 released today, over 2.4 million refugees will be in need of...
News Comment by UNHCR’s EU Representative on launch of Spanish Presidency of the European Union
This news comment is attributable to Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR’s Representative to the EU, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands.
Cyprus Media Ethics Committee, Union of Cyprus Journalists and UNHCR held a meeting on World Refugee Day to reaffirm commitment in fostering a welcoming environment for refugees
Ελληνικά Nicosia, 22 June – On World Refugee Day, 20 June 2023, the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee, the Union of Cyprus Journalists, and the UNHCR Country Office in Cyprus jointly organized a meeting at the Journalist House to discuss the key role of the media in...
High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on World Refugee Day
Ελληνικά On World Refugee Day, we honour the courage and hopes of the millions of people forced to flee war, violence, and persecution. This year I’m marking the occasion in Kenya, meeting refugees brimming with strength and ambition despite escaping conflict,...
UNHCR and IOM call for decisive action following Mediterranean tragedy
Ελληνικά UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean, the worst in several years. While the number of...
Hundreds of refugees and migrants feared dead and missing in worst sea tragedy off Greece in recent years
Joint Press Release: UNHCR and IOM call for coordinated action and safe pathways