Funding from Sweden ensures life-saving aid as violence surge in Ethiopia
Sweden’s unearmarked funding helps UNHCR to quickly respond to urgent shelter needs for refugees, who have been displaced by the continued fighting in Ethiopia.
UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme
UNHCR and TEDxStockholm launch Refugee Speakers Programme to help amplify refugee voices and give nuance to the narrative of persons with refugee background.
Through computerisation, UNHCR helps increase access to health services along the contact line in eastern Ukraine
Thanks to funding from Estonia, UNHCR delivers laptops to health centres.
UNHCR receives clothing donation from H&M for people forced to flee
In close collaboration with fashion retailer H&M, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delivering clothes to more than 250,000 displaced people in Iraq.
Iraqi family finds refuge and new beginnings in Iceland
Refugees are helped to settle and rebuild their lives with a new hands-on integration approach in the Icelandic municipality of Reykjanesbær.
Danish emergency aid to UNHCR helps provide shelter to vulnerable people in DR Congo
As natural disasters exacerbate forced displacement, emergency support from Denmark allows UNHCR to provide shelter to vulnerable people in DR Congo.
UN and Partners Launch Plans to Help 28 Million People in Acute Need in Afghanistan and the Region
Geneva – The United Nations and non-governmental organizations will today launch joint response plans aiming to deliver vital humanitarian relief to 22 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans and local communities in five neighbouring...
UNHCR issues recommendations to the 2022 French and Czech Presidencies of the Council of the EU
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), and the Czech Republic which will assume the Presidency in July, to prioritise the better protection of refugees in Europe and globally. While many EU...
Two events on statelessness organized in Iceland
Together with the Icelandic Directorate of Immigration, UNHCR organized an open seminar, highlighting Iceland’s accession to the Statelessness Conventions and the progress of the #IBelong-campaign, as well as a technical workshop for legal practitioners.
Support from Denmark provides much needed aid to people fleeing conflict and climate impact in the Sahel
In a region with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises, Danish emergency funding helps UNHCR to continue to provide life-saving protection and support.
UNHCR, States, partners meet today to assess Global Refugee Forum’s progress
High Level Officials Meeting takes place 14–15 December
Football club Malmö FF becomes first sports club in Sweden to pledge commitment to support integration of refugees through work and sport opportunities
Recognizing the power of sport in bringing people together, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Malmö FF today announce a partnership towards strengthening refugee integration and inclusion in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Malmö FF is pledging to increase employment...