UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM: deepest condolences for those involved in yet another shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea
Coordinated search and rescue mechanisms and expansion of safer and regular pathways for migration and asylum needed ROME – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and UNICEF express their deepest condolences for the loss of...
News Comment by UNHCR’s EU Representative on launch of Spanish Presidency of the European Union
This news comment is attributable to Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, UNHCR’s Representative to the EU, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands. 28 June 2023 BRUSSELS – As Spain prepares to take over the Presidency of the European Union (EU), UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
UNHCR and IOM call for decisive action following Mediterranean tragedy
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are calling for urgent and decisive action to prevent further deaths at sea following the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean, the worst in several years. While the number of people...