GENEVA - Ms. Wendy Chamberlin, a veteran U.S. Foreign Service officer and former Ambassador to Laos and Pakistan, has been appointed the new U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees. Announcing the ...

Mediterranean: UNHCR pledges to help EU tackle enormous and intensifying tragedy UNHCR welcomes increased resources for search-and-rescue and stresses the need to focus on saving lives, including in ...

This second edition of the Global Compact on Refugees Indicator Framework caps a process of technical refinement led by UNHCR, following the release of the first GCR indicator report and its ...

UNHCR is promoting the systematic review of maternal deaths to learn from those situations, improve the quality of safe motherhood programming and prevent future maternal and neonatal morbidity and ...

States and other actors will come together during Global Refugee Forum 2023 to share good practices and contribute with financial support, technical expertise and policy changes to help reach the ...

Atom Araullo began his journey as a UNHCR Philippines High Profile Supporter in June 2017, and has committed his time, voice and platform to advocate for UNHCR through a variety of actions, including ...

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MADRID, Spain - For more than five weeks, selected refugees have had the chance to learn all aspects of working for multinational furniture company IKEA in the Spanish capital, Madrid. The unique ...

This document provides an insight into the work and responsibilities of UNHCR Procurement as well as a glimpse into procurement principles and conditions, tendering and selection processes.