Malta joins global efforts to address statelessness
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes Malta’s decision to join global efforts to end statelessness by 2024 after it acceded to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons on 11 December 2019. “This is a commendable step in protecting stateless...
UNHCR head appeals to South Sudan parties to ensure long-lasting peace
Six years after the outbreak of violence in South Sudan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is calling on all parties to boost efforts to form an inclusive national unity government in order to achieve permanent peace. Despite the signing of the peace...
Refugees get traction in Germany’s auto industry
A programme by Volkswagen offers refugees a path to a permanent job at the world’s largest auto maker. By Josie Le Blond in Baunatal, Germany When Volkswagen – the world’s largest automaker – offered Mastura Ekhlas a place on a programme that could lead to a permanent...