Observations from UNHCR on Estonian law proposal on the procedure for interviewing asylum-seekers
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted our observations to the Estonian government’s draft decree that seeks to establish the procedure for interviewing applicants for international protection.
UNHCR welcomes the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior to harmonize the Estonian procedure with the standards of the EU Asylum Procedures Directive. However, UNHCR recommends ensuring that the interviews with asylum-seekers are conducted by a single determining authority, which is currently not the case in Estonia.
The observations are available here.
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News comment by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Denmark’s new law on the transfer of asylum-seekers to third countries
04.06.2021Today, the Danish Parliament approved amendments to the Danish Aliens Act. The amendments will enter into effect if Denmark secures a formal agreement with a third country. This could see the forcible transfer of asylum-seekers and the abdication of Denmark’s responsibility for the asylum process and for protecting vulnerable refugees. […]
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Stories from the Field: “It’s a wonderful job, but I’d love not to do it”
27.05.2021UNHCR has more than 17,300 staff, most of whom are based in the field. Meet Kristin Riis Halvorsen, who runs operations in southern Mexico.
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UNHCR urges the Danish Parliament not to adopt the Government’s proposed bill on the transfer of asylum seekers to a third country
26.05.2021Statement by Henrik M. Nordentoft, UNHCR Representative to the Nordic and Baltic Countries The Danish Parliament is currently considering a government bill that would enable asylum seekers in Denmark to be transferred to a third country for their asylum application to be processed and for protection to be provided in […]
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UNHCR and SOAS in joint seminar on statelessness
10.05.2021UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has together with the Swedish Organization Against Statelessness (SOAS) produced the joint seminar “The right to a nationality – the right to human rights” on the issue of statelessness. The seminar explores the causes and impact of statelessness, or the condition of not being recognized […]
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“I can’t stay in Sweden and I cannot be sent to any other country”
21.04.2021Almontaser Quteineh, 39, has been living in Sweden as a stateless person since 2015 together with two of his children. They are stateless Palestinians and are not recognized as citizens of any country. Without a dedicated procedure for stateless persons to request protection in Sweden, Almontaser applied for asylum. After […]
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Swedish Minister visits the world’s largest refugee settlement
08.04.2021Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation, Mr. Per Olsson Fridh, visits Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh.
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New study points to challenges in accessing family reunification in Finland
26.03.2021Today, a UNHCR-commissioned study analyzing the legal, practical and financial obstacles to family reunification for refugees in Finland is launched. UNHCR reiterates its recommendations to the country in this area.
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The LEGO Foundation and UNHCR come together to bring the power of learning through play to refugee children in Ethiopia
25.03.2021The partnership ensures 37,500 refugee and host community children can continue their education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A decade of death, destruction and displacement must not sap our solidarity with Syrians
12.03.2021Statement attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees
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Observations from UNHCR on Danish law proposal on externalization
05.03.2021UNHCR’s observations to the Danish government’s law proposal on the possibility to transfer asylum-seekers to asylum processing and accommodation in third countries.
