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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...

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...

Sa Myer Oo is Finnish Refugee Council’s Refugee of the Year 2024

Sa Myer Oo is Finnish Refugee Council’s Refugee of the Year 2024

An 11-year-old girl sits on a bus and looks out of the window at the spring forest landscape that flashes by. The question in her mind is: “There are only trees here – where are they taking us?”. That girl is Sa Myer Oo, known as San, the Refugee of...