UNHCR Fact Sheet: Drop in boat arrivals to Malta
Malta has experienced a drop in irregular boat arrivals coming from Libya when compared with previous years, according to statistics compiled by the UN Refugee Agency Office in Malta.
Urgent European action needed to stop rising refugee and migrant deaths at sea
More than 260 people have died or been reported missing as they attempted to cross the Mediterranean Sea towards Europe over the past ten days.
UNHCR urges countries to do more for Syrian refugees in Europe
The UN refugee agency on Friday called for European nations to do more to help Syrian refugees who are trying in growing numbers to reach the safety of Europe.
UNHCR calls for end to detention of asylum-seekers and refugees
The UN refugee agency today issued a new global strategy aimed at helping countries move away from the detention of asylum seekers, refugees and stateless people worldwide.
UNHCR Statement on the occasion of the European elections
This week millions of European Union citizens will choose who is in charge in Europe for the next five years. However, hundreds of thousands of stateless persons will not have their voice heard, even though many of them were born and raised in the EU.
UNHCR saddened at high seas accidents as Mediterranean claims more victims
The UN refugee agency on Tuesday said it was deeply saddened at a rising death toll from boat accidents in the Mediterranean Sea this year as increasing numbers of asylum-seekers and refugees make the journey on unseaworthy boats, often at the hands of ruthless smugglers.