Millions of refugee children going without schooling, UNHCR report shows
Four million refugee children do not attend school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report released today. This is an increase of half a million of out-of-school refugee children in just one year. The report, Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis, shows...
Statement by UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on conclusion of formal consultations on the global compact on refugees
As we confront massive levels of forced displacement in all regions of the world, the international community this week passed an important milestone in its work to improve the global response to refugees. The formal consultations on a new global compact on refugees...
UNHCR calls on Austria EU Presidency to lead and unite EU countries towards a fair and functioning asylum system
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today released its recommendations to the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU). UNHCR is urging the Austrian Presidency to lead and unite EU Member States to deliver coherent and common European asylum policies...
UNHCR and GIZ on the same job
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR) and the German Organisation for International Cooperation GIZ, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on establishment of cooperation aimed at promoting and supporting inclusion of refugees and migrants who...
UNHCR Desperate Journeys report provides snapshot of changing refugee movements to Europe
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, setting out changing patterns of movement. The Desperate...
UN Refugee Agency Welcomes The Important Laws Regulating The Status Of Foreigners In Serbia
The UN Refugee Agency welcomes the promulgation by the Republic of Serbia of the Law on Asylum and Temporary Protection, the Law on Foreigners and the Law on Border Control, all of which are important for regularizing the status of foreigners, including...
Her Turn: UNHCR report reveals critical gap in education for refugee girls
“Her Turn”, a new report from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, reveals that refugee girls at secondary level are only half as likely to enrol in school as their male peers, even though girls make up half of the school-age refugee population. Access to education is a...
Lack of birth certificates leaves Roma children in Europe at risk of statelessness and without healthcare or education
A life without birth certificates and a nationality has a profound impact on thousands of Roma living in Europe, including children. At a meeting in the European Parliament a cross-party group of parliamentarians will call on Member States and the European Commission...
New UNHCR report details changes in refugee and migrant risky journeys to Europe
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows changes in the routes used by refugees and migrants to reach Europe during the third quarter of 2017. “Over the past months, the sea route to Greece has gained more traction, sea arrivals to Italy have...