Examining Ukrainian refugees’ perspectives on reception, situation, and future
UNHCR and partners have organized focus group discussions with Ukrainian refugees in Denmark, Finland, and Sweden.
Call for applicants: Interested in sharing your experiences as a refugee?
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries is pleased to announce that the call for applicants for the Refugee Speakers Programme 2023 is now open. UNHCR is looking for young people in Sweden with a refugee background who are aspiring public speakers...
Danish support reinforces UNHCR’s response to refugee arrivals in Uganda
Denmark’s support to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in Uganda means new refugee arrivals can receive healthcare support, sanitation and a safe place to sleep.
Strengthening the resilience of people forced to flee in Sudan
Norwegian support allows UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to provide people forced to flee with food, clean water, shelter and medical care in Sudan.
The UN refugee agency UNHCR and the Finnish Refugee Council: Government’s proposal does not address the obstacles to family reunification
The opinion piece was first published on 15 November 2022 by Aamulehti. We in Finland and in Europe have followed with shock how the heartbreaking war in Ukraine has torn apart homes and families. Even before the war in Ukraine, there were more than 89 million...
UNHCR publishes mapping of Complementary Education Pathways in the Nordic and Baltic countries
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has published the report, “Mapping of Complementary Education Pathways in the Nordic and Baltic Countries”. With this report, UNHCR aims to raise awareness of – and initiate dialogue on – education pathways for refugees living in third...
UNHCR and partners put new perspectives on integration in Sweden
UNHCR, Save the Children and the Swedish Red Cross co-organized a seminar on integration as a durable solution, bringing together actors, who work with integration and inclusion in various ways, to discuss the prerequisites for successful and sustainable integration.
UNHCR recommendations to Denmark on strengthening refugee protection
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has developed a paper that sets out UNHCR’s views and recommendations to further strengthen refugee protection in Denmark, as well as guide Denmark’s engagement in European and international fora where issues...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges world leaders not to forget displaced people at COP27
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is urging global leaders to curb the most devastating humanitarian consequences of the climate crisis and avert a catastrophic future for millions of displaced people. “COP27 must equip countries and communities on the...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges action to resolve plight of stateless ‘living in the shadows’
Stronger efforts are needed to resolve the plight of those who lack a nationality, urged UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, today on the 8th anniversary of UNHCR’s global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. Affecting at least 4.3 million people,...
Temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine in the Nordic countries – From emergency reception to longer-term sustainable response
UNHCR and the Nordic Council of Ministers co-organize a seminar in English on the 8 December at World Trade Center Stockholm or online.
UNHCR welcomes European commitments at regional statelessness consultation
MADRID – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, hosted a two-day regional consultation in Madrid on the identification of stateless people and statelessness determination procedures on 20 and 21 October. The consultations brought together 31 European countries to help work...