1 Jun 2019
Αυτή την Παγκόσμια Ημέρα Προσφύγων το Fork Food Market ενώνει τη φωνή του με την Ύπατη Αρμοστεία του ΟΗΕ για τους Πρόσφυγες και σας προσκαλεί τη Παρασκευή, 21 Ιουνίου, για καινούργιες εμπειρίες γαστρονομίας στέλλοντας ταυτόχρονα μηνύματα αλληλεγγύης και στήριξης στους πρόσφυγες! Η εκδήλωση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στον Δημοτικό Κήπο της Λευκωσίας, το φαγητό […]
31 May 2019
The UNHCR Office in Cyprus has teamed up with diverse partners this year to mark World Refugee Day with a number of dedicated events. Join us!
21 May 2019
“Getting ready for the job-market and job opportunities” was the title of a workshop for refugees and asylum-seekers, organized by the European University of Cyprus on Thursday 16 May at Agora of Pallouriotissa in Nicosia. Attended by a group of unemployed asylum-seekers and refugees in Cyprus, the workshop took place […]
16 May 2019
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has launched this week a series of consultations to identify ways of ensuring that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) refugees are better protected against harm, and are able to seek justice and support when they experience violence and discrimination. Echoing the theme chosen […]
11 May 2019
Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees.
8 May 2019
Hungary’s actions overnight to force two asylum-seeking Afghan families to leave the country under duress is deeply shocking and a flagrant violation of international and EU law, the UN Refugee Agency said today. The two families, four adults and seven children, who had been detained since January in a transit […]
24 Apr 2019
During last week till now, three women from Somalia who have been residing in Cyprus as asylum-seekers and refugees have been reported missing. Their disappearance highlights the need to address a number of gaps in the effective protection of asylum-seekers and refugees in Cyprus. In particular, more efforts need to […]
19 Apr 2019
Εκτενής συζήτηση στο Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου παρουσία φοιτητών του Ιδρύματος, με προσφυγικό υπόβαθρο, οι οποίοι αφηγήθηκαν τις προσωπικές τους εμπειρίες και βιώματα στην Κύπρο Πρύτανης: «Οι πρόσφυγες και οι μετανάστες είναι άνθρωποι που χρειάζονται ευκαιρίες για ένταξη, άνθρωποι που χρειάζονται δίκαιη μεταχείριση και κατανόηση» Η κατάσταση των προσφύγων και αιτητών ασύλου […]
10 Apr 2019
Ελληνικά Conflict, violence and persecution are forcing more and more people to flee their homes. Most of them stay in their own country or flee to neighbouring countries, not Europe. Even though fewer people now seek safety in Europe, too many are still tragically dying at sea in search of […]