Renewed as UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi will keep striving for solutions
GENEVA – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has welcomed the renewal of his mandate by the UN General Assembly, saying he was “humbled” by the decision. On Monday, the UN General Assembly renewed the mandate for a...
The passion, vision and action of Fridtjof Nansen, humanitarian extraordinaire
Ahead of this year’s UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award, we look back at the life and achievements of the Norwegian pioneer who gave his name to the prize.
Sir Lewis Hamilton backs UNHCR’s campaign on refugee education
NEW YORK – Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Lewis Hamilton is backing calls for all refugee children and youth to be given access to a full quality education, as a new report from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reveals the urgent need for...
UNHCR, League of Arab States Organize a Workshop on “International Law of Asylum and Refugee Protection”
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in cooperation with the Social Affairs Sector, the Department of Refugees, Expatriates and Migration Affairs at the League of Arab States (LAS), organized a capacity-development workshop on “International Law of Asylum...
UNHCR celebrated World Refugee Day in the presence of the Minister of Social Solidarity
UNHCR co-organized an event, hosted by the Office of International Cooperation of the Swiss Embassy, to celebrate World Refugee Day.
Arab Strategy on Access to Public Health Services in Asylum and Displacement Contexts to Be Launched
The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States (Social Affairs Sector, Department of Health and Humanitarian Affairs), in cooperation and coordination with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, are organizing a launch event for the Arab strategy on...
Joint Statement on World Refugee Day
By the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Egypt, IFC, ILO, UNHCR, UNICEF On this World Refugee Day, we want to honor refugees and asylum-seekers around the world and particularly in Egypt, and recognize the efforts made by the Government...
Joint Community Event Organized in Cairo to Mark World Refugee Day
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, UNFPA, the UN Population Fund, and WHO, the World Health Organization commemorated World Refugee Day on June 19, 2022 with a joint community event under the theme “Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to...
UNHCR and AlSadu Society Organize a Training Program on the Art of Sadu Weaving in Alexandria
UNHCR, In cooperation with AlSadu Society, organized a five-day training programme for 15 refugee women from South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.