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UNHCR

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.
November 8, 2020

Inclusion key to protecting refugees and their hosts amid pandemic, says UNHCR

Measures restricting access to asylum must not be allowed to become entrenched under the guise of public health, says the UNHCR.
October 5, 2020

UNHCR launches portal with higher education scholarship opportunities for refugees

The site intends to provide a global database of refugee-eligible scholarship programmes, in current countries of asylum and abroad.
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.
August 1, 2020

UN Human Rights Committee publishes legal guidance on right of peaceful assembly

The UN Human Rights Committee has issued legal guidance on the fundamental right of peaceful assembly.
July 20, 2020

UNHCR welcomes new Ukrainian statelessness law set to end legal limbo for thousands

The law will give thousands of people a chance to work legally, study and access healthcare, and will ultimately provide a pathway to citizenship.
July 15, 2020

UN and partners work to ensure learning continues for young refugees

Millions of refugee children and youth have had their education interrupted due to #COVID19 school closures.