UN seeks $4.63 billion to aid Syrian refugees and host nations
Funding appeal launched at Helsinki event seeks to ease desperate plight of 4.7 million refugees and neighbouring countries hosting them.
Sweden’s unearmarked core support to UNHCR saves refugees’ lives
Sweden is one of UNHCR’s most important donors and the largest donor of unearmarked funds which UNHCR can use where the needs are the greatest. Sweden donates its unearmarked support as a core contribution at the beginning of each year and in 2016 Sweden has increased its unearmarked support to a record high SEK 815 million which has saved lives and created durable solutions for many people forced to flee.
Syrian mother reunites with children she feared had drowned
Manal was working for the Syrian Ministry of Justice when the violence of the country’s conflict came too close for comfort. Running out of options, she made a decision that no mother should have to make: she fled for her life, leaving her three children behind....
Young man from Mosul focuses lens on new life in Finland
Within months of escaping, Iraqi refugee Ahmed Alalousi enjoyed three exhibitions and made a video with a Finnish rapper.
Latvia supports UNHCR’s regional response to the Syria crisis
Latvia’s contribution of EUR 50 000 to the Syria crisis is an important expression of international solidarity in these times of unprecedented humanitarian needs and global displacement.
A visit for better quality
What is the best way to prepare before conducting an interview with an asylum-seeker? This was just one of several questions that were raised when representatives working with the asylum process in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania visisted the Swedish Migration Agency. Their aim is to improve the quality of the whole process.
Quiet librarian and outspoken Syrian artist form unlikely bond
Gay refugee who fled bombs and persecution finds safety and support in Sweden.
Architect helps Syrian trio build new lives in Sweden
Lars Asklund has taken Syrian refugee Farah Hilal, her husband and brother into his home in Malmö.
Swedish same-sex couple welcome Muslim family
Married couple Gabriella and Candel Webster host Syrian refugee Ahmad.
‘Refugee’ or ‘migrant’ – Which is right?
The two terms have distinct and different meanings, and confusing them leads to problems for both populations.
A bright point in darkness
In Iran, Zahra Mesbah was always at the back of the queue. In Iceland, on the other hand, she can even drive a car.
From Syria to Sweden: Eiad´s perilous voyage across the Mediterranean
As Syria’s civil war intensified, Eiad Alasha knew he had to try and save his family from the bombings and the killings.