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Families belong together

UNHCR and Finnish Refugee Council call on Finland to adopt improvements aimed at strengthening human rights in family reunification
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Call for applicants: Interested in sharing your experiences as a refugee?

Launching our Refugee Speakers Programme as an initiative for aspiring public speakers who are passionate about telling their story and advocating for the refugee cause in Sweden. The programme is run in cooperation with TEDxStockholm.
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UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
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UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls

News and stories 25.11.2021

Recommendations to Norway on strengthening refugee protection

News and stories 12.11.2021

UNHCR and IOM Call for immediate de-escalation at the Belarus-Poland border

Reception and asylum 10.11.2021

70 years of protecting people forced to flee

For seven decades, the organization has been protecting refugees globally. As there are now more than 80 million forcibly displaced in the world, we reflect on the past, present, and future of the global refugee situation and on refugee protection.

The Nordic and Baltic countries have contributed long-lasting and important support – both as generous hosts, providing welcoming homes to refugees, as well as resettlement partners and significant supporters of our global operations.

For 70 years, we at UNHCR, have been tasked with protecting people who have been forced to flee their homes. This is who we are.

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

UNHCR is firmly committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015.

Call for applicants: Interested in sharing your experiences as a refugee?

We are launching a Refugee Speakers Programme as an initiative for aspiring public speakers who are passionate about telling their story and advocating for the refugee cause. The programme is run in cooperation with TEDxStockholm. Apply now!