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Refugee Agency

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 1, 2020

Access to asylum further at stake in Hungary, says UNHCR

Under a new law, people arriving at the border of Hungary who wish to seek asylum will be turned away and directed to declare such intent at a designated Hungarian Embassy.
June 18, 2019

UNHCR welcomes new UK commitment to refugee resettlement

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed the UK’s pledge to resettle significant numbers of the world’s refugees after its Syria focused programme expires next year.
June 16, 2019

UNHCR welcomes South Sudan’s accession to convention to protect internally displaced people

The UN Refugee Agency has welcomed South Sudan’s accession to the Kampala Convention.
June 13, 2019

UNHCR calls on Finnish EU Council Presidency to push for progress in asylum reform

UNHCR recommends that the Finnish Presidency focuses on two urgent priorities: building cooperation and solidarity with refugees and host communities, and pushing for an effective way of sharing responsibility among EU Member States.
January 9, 2019

UNHCR’s new campaign invites people to step in solidarity with refugees

The campaign will encourage people to support refugees by championing individual acts of solidarity.
November 14, 2018

UNHCR calls for more resolute action on statelessness

UN Refugee Agency calls on states to take faster and more resolute action to eradicate statelessness.
August 31, 2018

UNHCR calls for more protection for civilians fleeing Al Hudaydah in Yemen

Thousands of families have been displaced by fighting in Al Hudaydah, the strategic port city through which 80 percent of all food and aid arrives into Yemen.
August 14, 2018

UNHCR welcomes Thailand's decision to grant citizenship to boys rescued from cave

The Thai Government has granted citizenship to three boys and their football coach recently rescued from a cave.
August 6, 2018

UNHCR sounds alarm as Mediterranean Sea deaths pass 1,500 mark

More than 1,500 refugees and migrants have lost their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean in the first seven months of this year.