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UNHCR’s Observations on Sweden’s Proposal for a New Reception Act

UNHCR’s Observations on Sweden’s Proposal for a New Reception Act

UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has provided its observations on Sweden’s legislative proposal, “The Reception Act: A New Law for the Organized Reception of Asylum Seekers and Efficient Returns” (SOU 2024:68). The proposal introduces...

UNHCR Observation on the Finnish Proposal to amend the Aliens Act

UNHCR Observation on the Finnish Proposal to amend the Aliens Act

UNHCR Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has submitted its observations on the Finnish Government’s Proposal to amend the Aliens Act (Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle ulkomaalaislain muuttamisesta). The Proposal contains several proposed amendments to...

Syria: UNHCR comment on asylum processing suspension and returns

Syria: UNHCR comment on asylum processing suspension and returns

This is a summary of remarks made by Shabia Mantoo, Global Spokesperson for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, at the regular UN Press Briefing in Geneva. Suspension of processing / decision making on Syrian asylum requests in a number of European states As events have...

Statement on Syria by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

Statement on Syria by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi

Syria is at a crossroads – between peace and war, stability and lawlessness, reconstruction or further ruin. After 14 years of conflict, recent developments bring hope that the suffering of the Syrian people may finally end, and that the world’s largest forced...

Resettlement – A lifeline for the most vulnerable

Resettlement – A lifeline for the most vulnerable

UNHCR was created to assist and protect refugees uprooted by war and persecution. Resettlement has always been a fundamental element of refugee protection. Resettlement is the transfer of refugees from an asylum country to another State that has agreed to admit them...