UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary under Dublin
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today called for a temporary suspension of all transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary from other European States under the Dublin Regulation. The Dublin regulation is an EU instrument that determines which European State is responsible...
Stronger cooperation crucial to ensure sustainable refugee response in Greece – UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today that joint efforts and strengthened cooperation are crucial to improving the situation for asylum-seekers and refugees in Greece and issued eight recommendations* to help ensure a sustainable refugee response in the country....
UNHCR News Comment from Vincent Cochetel, Director of UNHCRs Europe bureau
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency is deeply alarmed at reports of at least two shipwrecks off the Libyan coasts on Thursday. According to NGO sources, five floating corpses of young men have been recovered some 14 miles off the Libyan coast near two empty and partially...
As War Enters 7th Year, UNHCR Warns Syria is ‘at a Crossroads’
While there are Some Hopes for Peace, the Needs and Suffering of Millions of Syrians Continue Unabated; Syrian War is a ‘Collective Failure’ As the world prepares to mark yet another tragic milestone in the brutal Syrian conflict, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges...
International Women’s Day in Serbia
Women still face double burden – at work and at home On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, the event entitled “Women at work: double burden” shed new light on the inequalities women are faced with in their everyday life, especially in the field of labor...
UNHCR deeply concerned by Hungary plans to detain all asylum seekers
UNHCR is deeply concerned at a new law which has been voted this morning at the Hungarian Parliament and which foresees the mandatory detention of all asylum seekers, including many children, for the entire length of the asylum procedure. In practice, it means that...
Refugees and migrants face heightened risks while trying to reach Europe – UNHCR report
In a new report, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, details the impact of the increased border restrictions introduced in 2016 on refugee and migrant movements towards and inside Europe. It shows that people continued to move but undertook more diversified and dangerous...
Karla Hershey, new UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia/UNDP Resident Representative presents her credentials to Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Republic of Serbia
Ms. Karla Robin Hershey, new UN Resident Coordinator in Serbia/UNDP Resident Representative, presented her credentials today to Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Republic of Serbia. Ms. Hershey delivered two letters of appointment, the first one issued by the UN...
UNHCR and IOM present new plan to respond to the refugee and migrant situation in Serbia
The UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) today presented a new strategy and appeal to help respond to the situation of refugees and migrants in Serbia in 2017. The strategy and appeal for Serbia are part of a bigger Regional...