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UN Refugee Agency

December 28, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new asylum law in Chad

The law ensures refugees and asylum-seekers fundamental protections, including freedom of movement, the right to work and access to healthcare, education and justice.
December 16, 2020

Kenya moves to end statelessness among ethnic minority communities

Their recognition as citizens secures their rights such as access to education, health care, employment, and property ownership.
September 7, 2020

Côte d’Ivoire adopts Africa’s first legal process to protect stateless people

This significant milestone will help protect stateless people, allowing them to access basic rights which have remained out of reach for decades, says the UNHCR.
August 17, 2020

Turkmenistan latest country to champion universal birth registration

The law will help prevent new cases of statelessness arising for children born to people who are undocumented or whose nationality is undetermined.
August 12, 2020

Refugees included in Beirut blast death toll

There are fears that the death toll among Beirut’s refugee population of some 200,000 could rise further.
February 9, 2020

UNHCR calls for decisive action to end 'alarming' conditions on Aegean islands

The UN Refugee Agency is urging Greece to intensify efforts to address alarming overcrowding and precarious conditions for asylum seekers and migrants staying on the five Greek Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, and Leros.
February 3, 2020

UN Refugee Agency welcomes Tajikistan’s new law on statelessness

New law allows foreign nationals and stateless people to obtain residence permits, which will enable them to apply for Tajik citizenship ater three years.
November 28, 2019

Somalia’s ratification of the Kampala Convention welcomed

The Kampala Convention is the world’s first and only regional legally binding instrument for the protection and assistance of internally displaced people.
November 23, 2019

Thousands of Central African refugees to return home from DRC

As about half of the returning refugees are farmers, the government has provided arable land for them to grow their own food and provide for their families.
October 26, 2019

UN Refugee Agency launches sustainable energy strategy

The strategy promotes the transition to clean, renewable energy at refugee camps and hosting sites, including for individual households, communal areas and support facilities.