UNHCR urges support to address worsening gender-based violence impact on displaced women and girls
One in five refugee or internally displaced women have faced sexual violence. Today, given the prolonged human rights and socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, we know this situation has only worsened. From Afghanistan, Colombia, to the Democratic Republic...
UNHCR’s observations to proposed amendments to the Finnish Citizenship Act
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has submitted its observations on the proposed amendments to the Finnish Citizenship Act. UNHCR supports the law proposal and welcomes that several of the observations submitted by UNHCR to the preliminary...
UNHCR and Finnish Refugee Council call on Finland to adopt improvements aimed at strengthening human rights in family reunification
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Finnish Refugee Council consider the Finnish government’s draft proposal to facilitate family reunification to be a timely and vital improvement – and we appeal to the Finnish Parliament to adopt the proposal. No one chooses...
Recommendations to Norway on strengthening refugee protection
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has developed a set of recommendations on strengthening refugee protection at the national, European and global level.
UNHCR: Conflict, violence, climate change drove displacement higher in first half of 2021
The trend in rising forced displacement continued into 2021 – with global numbers now exceeding 84 million – as more people fled violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, according to the Mid-Year Trends report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR observations to report on requirements for Swedish citizenship
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has submitted its observations on the “Final report of the inquiry on language and social studies requirements for Swedish citizenship and other citizenship issues” UNHCR welcomes that the starting point in...
UNHCR and IOM Call for immediate de-escalation at the Belarus-Poland border
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are alarmed by the latest reports from the Belarus-Poland border and call on States to ensure that the safety and human rights of migrants and refugees are upheld. On 8 November,...
Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced people
There is now a clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today, imploring leaders to change words to action and step up support for people forced to flee, and their hosts, to avert and mitigate loss and...
UNHCR urges governments to accelerate progress and resolve plight of world’s stateless
More action is needed to resolve the plight of millions around the world who are still without citizenship, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urged today as it marked seven years since the launch of its #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness. “Significant progress has...
Nordic contributions allow UNHCR to strengthen the emergency response in Afghanistan
Timely contributions from Denmark, Finland, and Norway enable UNHCR to continue providing life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands of internally displaced Afghans.
Call for applicants: Interested in sharing your experiences as a refugee?
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries is 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. We want to support persons with...
UNHCR law observations on Latvian declaration of emergency situation
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has submitted its observations on the Declaration of Emergency Situation (No 518) by the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers. UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has submitted its observations to the Latvian Ministry...