UN agencies and Ethiopian government launch Durable Solutions Strategy for internal displacement
ADDIS ABABA/GENEVA/NEW YORK – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have joined forces to warn that internal displacement, driven by conflict and climate...
Refugees to receive free IELTS tests
Hundreds of displaced people will get the chance to take the world’s most trusted English language test for free, as the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) joins forces with IELTS. IELTS, (International English Language Testing System), jointly owned by the British Council,...
UN Refugee Agency partners with LIV Golf for its first-ever partnership in golf
Three-year partnership and $10 million commitment will support up to 1 million people of diverse ages, genders and abilities in displacement settings around the world GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today announced its first-ever golf partnership in a...
States must protect stateless refugees and asylum-seekers: UN human rights experts
Launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness – 14 October 2024 GENEVA – Ahead of the launch of the Global Alliance to End Statelessness, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), a group of UN and regional human rights experts, issued the...
Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into employment
The two organizations will work together to provide evidence, advice and support networks to mobilize businesses NEW YORK – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has signed a new agreement with the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) to work together to connect refugees with...
Commitment to just, equitable and peaceful societies will ensure refugees can contribute to sustainable development: UN experts
Summit of the Future 22-23 September 2024 GENEVA – Ahead of the Summit of the Future, the Platform of Independent Experts on Refugee Rights (PIERR), a group of UN and regional human rights experts issued the following statement: “When world leaders gather at the...
UNHCR hosts deliberations on new Protocol to secure the right to nationality and end statelessness in Africa
In a first-of-its-kind event, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, together with subject matter experts Mr. Ibrahima Kane and Dr. Bronwen Manby, hosted a continental meeting to discuss next steps towards the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and...
Olympic Laurel for United Nations High Commissioner Filippo Grandi
Sharing on behalf of the International Olympic Committee The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, will become the third recipient of the Olympic Laurel. This was announced today by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach...