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...
UNHCR urges States to end stalemate at Belarus-EU border and avoid further loss of life
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent action to save lives and prevent further suffering at the border areas between Belarus and the European Union (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) after the latest tragic death of an asylum-seeker was reported this week....
UNHCR calls on states to expedite family reunification procedures for Afghan refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is urging states to facilitate and expedite family reunification procedures for Afghans whose families are left behind in Afghanistan or who have been displaced across the region. While recent political developments in Afghanistan have...
World Diabetes Foundation and UNHCR launch ambitious new partnership to improve health services for refugees living with noncommunicable diseases
The three-year project will be implemented in Burundi, Sudan and Tanzania. The aim is that up to one million refugees, returnees and internally displaced women and men, and at least 500,000 people from the host communities, will benefit from better noncommunicable disease care.
UNHCR calls for equal access for refugees to quality mental healthcare
Ahead of World Mental Health Day on 10 October, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the international community to boost quality mental health support for refugees, internally displaced and stateless people. “COVID-19 has taken a devastating toll on people...
Acknowledging the extraordinary situation in Lithuania, UNHCR raises concerns about legislative response and accommodation conditions
Press statement from UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries on situation in Lithuania.
Observations from UNHCR on Lithuanian law proposal
UNHCR has submitted its observations on draft Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Status of Aliens.
UNHCR’s Grandi: Greater international cooperation needed to ‘solve multiple crises’
Only ‘robust conflict resolution efforts’ will prevent global displacement topping 100 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting.
UNHCR Law observations on Finland’s proposal on amendments regarding family reunification
UNHCR’s Representation for the Nordic and Baltic Countries has submitted its observations to the Finnish government on the proposed legislative amendments to the Finnish Aliens Act pertaining to family reunification. UNHCR supports the law proposal and changes...