16th December 2009
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UNHCR calls on UK and France to exercise greatest caution before sending Afghans home
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) calls upon the British and French authorities to exercise the greatest caution before forcibly returning Afghan nationals in an irregular situation to Afghanistan, because of insecurity and human rights abuses in that country, as well as the harsh climate conditions during winter.
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11th December 2009
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UNHCR reiterates concern about involuntary returns to Iraq amid violence
UNHCR is shocked and saddened by the recent bombings and continued violence in Iraq which have left hundreds dead and wounded this week.
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| 21st October 2009 |
Iraqis, Afghans and Somalis top list of asylum seekers in industrialised world
Iraq remains the top country of origin of the asylum applicants (13,200 claims) for the fourth consecutive year, according to the UN refugee agency’s provisional statistics released Wednesday.
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| 28th September 2009 |
Increasingly irregular conflicts imperil humanitarian action, UNHCR Chief tells annual meeting
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, warned Monday that as global conflicts become more complex - involving state armies, militias and insurgents - humanitarian efforts are increasingly put at risk.
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17th July 2009
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UNHCR draws road map to help people out of Calais "jungle"
Locals call it, "The Jungle" - a squalid warren of shanties made out of cardboard, plywood and bits of plastic that has mushroomed among the sand dunes and brambles outside Calais. Hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers, including children, live there or in derelict buildings closer to the centre of this port city in northern France.
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| 22nd June 2009 |
Pakistan team launches Fast4Swat campaign to raise funds for victims of conflict
The innovative Fast4Swat fundraising campaign aimed at raising awareness and much needed funds for the more than 2 million people who have been displaced in recent months by fighting in northern Pakistan has received backing from leading members of the Pakistan Cricket Team.
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| 16th June 2009 |
UNHCR annual report shows 42 million people uprooted worldwide
The number of people forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution worldwide stood at 42 million at the end of last year amid a sharp slowdown in repatriation and more prolonged conflicts resulting in protracted displacement.
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| 11th June 2009 |
Living in Exile: Iraqi refugees in Syria
From 13th June, St-Martin-in-the-Fields hosts a photographic exhibition, Living in Exile, an intimate portrayal of the experiences of young Iraqi refugees unable to return home and uncertain of their future in Syria.
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8th June 2009
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Aid agencies call for strong agreement to address 'humanitarian shocks' of climate change
A group of key UN and non-UN aid agencies attending climate change talks in Bonn this week are calling for the humanitarian impacts of climate change to be addressed in the successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen in December.
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18th May 2009 |
UN Refugee Agency examines child asylum decisions
A new report published today by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) presents for the first time the findings of an audit of decision-making in child asylum claims. UNHCR’s sixth audit report examines the quality of asylum decisions made by the UK Border Agency (UKBA) in cases where children apply in their own right, and the impact of the asylum process on children.
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| 24th March 2009 |
Conflicts in Afghanistan and Somalia fuel increase in asylum seekers
The number of asylum seekers in industrialised countries increased last year for the second year running, according to provisional statistics compiled by the UN refugee agency. The increase can partly be attributed to higher numbers of asylum applications by citizens of Afghanistan, Somalia and other countries experiencing turmoil or conflict.
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