UK Illegal Migration Bill: UN Refugee Agency and UN Human Rights Office warn of profound impact on human rights and international refugee protection system
GENEVA – The Illegal Migration Bill, which has now been passed by Parliament in the United Kingdom, is at variance with the country’s obligations under international human rights and refugee law and will have profound consequences for people in need of international...
FIFA and UNHCR formalize relations with landmark MoU signing
GENEVA – Football’s global governing body FIFA and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further develop their long-standing working relationship. The long-term agreement will lead to both organizations working closely with...
Ukraine – UN Refugee Agency update on solutions and challenges to return and recovery amid ongoing war
The following statement is attributed to Karolina Lindholm Billing, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine This week, UNHCR published a new Position on Voluntary Returns to Ukraine. While returning to one’s own country is a fundamental right, UNHCR is not actively promoting...
After 28 refugee deaths in Khartoum, UNHCR urges Sudan’s warring parties to allow safe passage for civilians
GENEVA — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is deeply concerned by continued reports of civilians in Sudan, including both internally displaced populations and refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict, becoming indiscriminate casualties of the fighting and being...
UNHCR-OECD study: 2 million displaced people granted entry permits over a decade to rebuild lives
GENEVA – A new report released today shows that more than 2 million people displaced by conflict and crises received entry permits granted by 37 OECD countries and Brazil between 2010 and 2021. These permits have offered a vital lifeline for refugees, allowing them to...
News Comment: UNHCR welcomes UK Court of Appeal judgment on transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the judgment of the UK Court of Appeal issued today with regard to the proposed transfer of asylum-seekers from the UK to Rwanda. UNHCR’s role in litigation regarding the UK’s intention to transfer asylum-seekers to Rwanda has...
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...
World Bank-UNHCR Data Sharing Agreement to Improve Assistance to the Forcibly Displaced
GENEVA/WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Bank today signed a new global data sharing framework agreement that will provide both organizations with quicker access to data, improving the timeliness of humanitarian aid and development...