Latest Refworld Updates
- 29 October 2021
- Statelessness and Climate Change Factsheet, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 29 October 2021
- 28 October 2021
- UNHCR Ukraine Legislative Updates August 2021, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), August 2021
- Conclusion of the executive committee on international protection and durable solutions in the context of a public health emergency , UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), October 2021
- 27 October 2021
- X c. Suisse, UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), 22 July 2021
- 25 October 2021
- UNHCR observations on the Order of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia on the Declaration of Emergency Situation (No 518), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 13 October 2021
- UNHCR Position on Returns to South Sudan - Update III, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), October 2021
- Philippines: Policy Briefs on Identified Legislative Priorities, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 13 October 2021
- 21 October 2021
- UNHCR Position on Returns to Yemen – Update I, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), October 2021
- 20 October 2021
- #IBelong Campaign Update, July – September 2021, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 20 October 2021
- Background Note on Discrimination in Nationality Laws and Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 20 October 2021
- 19 October 2021
- OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL PIKAMÄE, in Case C‑483/20 XXXX v Commissaire général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Conseil d'État (Belgium)), European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 30 September 2021
- Z.H. v. Sweden, UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 6 September 2021
- Arrest nr 260 333 , Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers, 7 September 2021
- 11 October 2021
- A.M. (au nom de M.K.A.H.) c. Suisse, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), 6 October 2021
- D.Z. v. Switzerland, UN Committee Against Torture (CAT), 31 August 2021
- UNHCR Observations on the Nationality and Borders Bill, Bill 141, 2021-22, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), October 2021
- 7 October 2021
- Persons at Risk of Statelessness in Serbia, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), November 2020
- 5 October 2021
- Somali Association of South Africa and Others v The Refugee Appeal Board and Others (Case no 585/2020) [2021] ZASCA 124 (23 September 2021), South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal, 23 September 2021
- 1 October 2021
- UNHCR Submission Review of Prison Rules 2007 (SI 252/2007) – Public Consultation, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), September 2021
- 30 September 2021
- UNHCR Recommendations concerning the Upcoming Amendment of the Bylaw on Asylum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), September 2021
- 29 September 2021
- Cartographie des personnes à risque d'apatridie en Côte d'Ivoire. , UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 7 January 2020
- UNHCR Observations on the proposed amendments to the Finnish Aliens Act Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle laiksi ulkomaalaislain muuttamisesta, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 24 September 2021
- Letter from UNRWA to UNHCR describing UNRWA's mandate and services, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), 22 September 2021
- 28 September 2021
- UNHCR observations on draft Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Status of Aliens (No 21-29207), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 27 September 2021
- 23 September 2021
- R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Appellant) [2021] UKSC 38, United Kingdom: Supreme Court, 30 July 2021
- Bundesrepublik Deutschland v SE,Case C-768/19, European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 9 September 2021
- XY v Bundesamt für Fremdenwesen und Asyl Case C-18/20, European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 9 September 2021
- CASE OF M.D. AND OTHERS v. RUSSIA (Applications nos. 71321/17 and 9 others – see appended list), Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 14 September 2021
- CASE OF ABDI v. DENMARK (Application no. 41643/19), Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 14 September 2021
- 22 September 2021
- UNHCR Ukraine Legislative Updates July 2021, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), July 2021
- 16 September 2021
- UNHCR observations on the draft law amending the Act on Foreigners and the Act on Granting Protection to Foreigners in the territory of the Republic of Poland (UD265), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 16 September 2021
- 8 September 2021
- Beschluss der 10. Kammer vom 25. August 2021 (VG 10 L 285/21 V), Germany: Verwaltungsgericht, 25 August 2021
- CASE OF MUQISHTA v. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (Application no. 27994/19), Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 31 August 2021
- Decision 202102077/1/V2, Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State), 4 August 2021
- EASO Age assessment practices in EU+ countries: updated findings, European Union: European Asylum Support Office (EASO), July 2021
- 7 September 2021
- Amendment to the law on Determining the Nationality of Children Born from a Marriage of Iranian Women and Foreign Men, National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities, 7 September 2021
- 6 September 2021
- Submission by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the case of 2020HunGa1 and 2020HunBa119 before the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Korea, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), November 2020
- 31 August 2021
- Brief of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as Amicus Curiae Supporting Petitioner in the case of Daniel Girmai Negusie V. Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 4 August 2021
- 25 August 2021
- UNHCR Fact Sheet: The 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness , UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 25 August 2021
- 23 August 2021
- List of publicly available resources: Gaza Strip and UNRWA programming and financial situation, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), August 2021
- 19 August 2021
- 2021 Global Roundtable on Protection and Solutions for LGBTIQ+ People in Forced Displacement - Summary Conclusions, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), June 2021
- LGBTIQ+ Persons in Forced Displacement and Statelessness: Protection and Solutions – Discussion Paper, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), June 2021
- 16 August 2021
- UNHCR Position on Returns to Afghanistan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), August 2021
- 12 August 2021
- Ainte (material deprivation – Art 3 – AM (Zimbabwe)) [2021] UKUT 0203 (IAC), United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber), 22 July 2021
- 6 August 2021
- UNHCR legal observations on the amendments to the Law of the Republic of Lithuania on Legal Status of Aliens (No XIV-506) , UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 28 July 2021
- 4 August 2021
- Decision 202004766/1/V1, Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State), 14 July 2021
- RÄTTSLIGT STÄLLNINGSTAGANDE: Prövningen av skyddsbehov och verkställighetshinder för personer som är hemmahörande i Afghanistan, Sweden: Swedish Migration Agency, 23 July 2021
- Decision 202006295/1/V3 and decision 202005934/1/V3, Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State), 28 July 2021
- 3 August 2021
- Decisions 202005934/1 and 202006295/1, Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State), 28 July 2021
- 30 July 2021
- Philippines: Desk Review on Populations at Risk of Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), April 2021
- 29 July 2021
- UNHCR Ukraine Legislative Updates June 2021, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), June 2021
- 23 July 2021
- ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2021:5664, Netherlands, The: The Hague District Court, 4 June 2021
- Case n°20029676, France: Cour nationale du droit d'asile, 15 June 2021
- Case of Shahzad v. Hungary, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 8 July 2021
- D.A. and Others v. Poland, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 8 July 2021
- 21 July 2021
- Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Proposed Rules from the U.S. Department of Justice (Executive Office for Immigration Review) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services): "Security Bars and Processing", UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 10 August 2020
- Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Proposed Rules from the U.S. Department of Justice (Executive Office for Immigration Review) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) "Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review", UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 15 July 2020
- Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Proposed Rule from the Executive Office for Immigration Review (U.S. Department of Justice): "Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility", UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), February 2020
- Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on Proposed Rules from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (U.S. Department of Homeland Security): "Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility", "Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements", and "Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants", UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 21 February 2020
- Comments of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on the Proposed Rule from the U.S. Department of Justice (Executive Office for Immigration Review): "Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal", UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 23 October 2020
- UNHCR Position on Returns to Burkina Faso, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 30 July 2021
- 13 July 2021
- Der Kindeswohlvorrang im Asylverfahrenskontext - Rechtliche Grundlagen und Empfehlungen für die Umsetzung in Österreich, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), June 2021
- 12 July 2021
- M.A. v. Denmark, Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights, 9 July 2021
- 9 July 2021
- #IBelong Campaign Update, April 2021 - June 2021, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 9 July 2021
- 8 July 2021
- Consolidated Action Plan of ICGLR on the eradication of statelessness in the Great Lakes (2017-2024), Regional Treaties, Agreements, Declarations and Related, January 2020
- 7 July 2021
- UNHCR Guidelines on International Legal Standards Relating to Decent Work for Refugees, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), July 2021
- 5 July 2021
- Résumé d'Évaluation des initiatives menées par le HCR pour mettre fin à l'apatridie, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 5 July 2021
- UNHCR Statelessness Evaluation Summary, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 5 July 2021
- UNHCR and UNICEF: Background Note on Sex Discrimination in Birth Registration, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 6 July 2021
- 29 June 2021
- Décret No100/38 du 16 mars 2010 portant révision de subvention des soins aux enfants de moins de 5 ans et des accouchements dans les structures de soins publiques et assimilées, National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities, 16 March 2010
- Judgment: HR-2021-1209-A, Norway: Supreme Court, 3 June 2021
- Fundamental Rights Report 2021, European Union: European Agency for Fundamental Rights, 10 June 2021
- LH v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid, European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 10 June 2021
- 22 June 2021
- The Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ('UNHCR') Statement on family reunification for beneficiaries of international protection Issued in the context of the preliminary ruling reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of CR, GF, TY v. Landeshauptmann von Wien (C-560/20), UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), 22 June 2021
- 18 June 2021
- Opinión núm. 54/2019, relativa a José de la Paz Ferman Cruz y Aren Boyazhyan (México), UN Human Rights Council, 18 February 2020
- Caso Orosmán Marcelino Cabrera Barnés v. Mexico, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), 26 October 2017
- 17 June 2021
- UNHCR's Comments on the Proposed Amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Refugee Act of the Republic of Korea, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), September 2020
- Ruling 201902732/1/V2, Netherlands, The: Council of State (Raad van State), 12 May 2021
- Arrêt No. 253 776 du 30 Avril 2021 dans l'affaire 253 551 / X, Belgium: Conseil du Contentieux des Etrangers, 5 May 2021
- L.R. v Bundesrepublik Deutschland, European Union: Court of Justice of the European Union, 20 May 2021
Latest UNHCR News
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Data reveals plight of Venezuelan refugees and migrants evicted in pandemic
After losing their incomes during COVID-19, Venezuelan refugees and migrants evicted from their homes are now at greater risk than ever, new data visualization shows.
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No safe place to go for asylum-seekers snared in Libya dragnet
Desperate refugees and asylum-seekers in Tripoli in urgent need of assistance and protection amid security sweeps.
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'My dream has finally come true!'
Sudanese student Raba Hakim fulfils a lifelong dream of going to university, thanks to a Mastercard Foundation scholarship.
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'Political will' needed to safeguard 82.4 million displaced – UNHCR protection chief
'Urgent global collaboration' is required to put agreed protection principles into practice, Gillian Triggs tells high-level gathering.
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UNHCR's Grandi: Greater international cooperation needed to 'solve
multiple crises'
Only 'robust conflict resolution efforts' will prevent global displacement topping 100 million, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells high-level meeting.
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2021 Nansen Refugee Award celebrates 'bravery and dedication' of Yemeni aid group
The Jeel Albena aid organization stayed on the ground during the worst of Yemen's six-year conflict to provide shelter and hope to thousands of internally displaced people.
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Grandi calls for peace in Ethiopia, stresses 'there is no military solution'
High Commissioner for Refugees visits eastern Sudan to bring focus to the situation of nearly 48,000 Ethiopians who have fled Tigray.
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Stand up for the Refugee Convention or millions will pay the price
To mark the 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, UNHCR's Grandi calls on states to renew their commitment to its life-saving principles.
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UNHCR statement on the return of displaced Syrians
As the dire socio-economic impact of COVID-19 worsens conditions for displaced Syrians, both inside Syria and in hosting countries, UNHCR calls for support for the displaced and their choices.
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Live Blog 2021: This World Refugee Day, we are stronger together
UNHCR Live Blog for World Refugee Day 2021: Celebrating WRD around the world.
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First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers.
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OPINION: When will refugees get a COVID-19 vaccine?
Jordan and Lebanon are including Syrian refugees in their vaccination campaigns. If we don't live up to our commitments to refugees we risk a lost generation.
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As a fragile peace takes hold, some South Sudanese displaced head home
UN refugee chief urges authorities to commit firmly to security, rule of law and good governance to support gains from the peace process.
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Sahel internal displacement tops 2 million as violence surges
Grim milestone reached in world's fastest-growing displacement crisis as fighting uproots 11,400 within Burkina Faso.
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Thousands of Central Africans seek refuge in Cameroon
A resurgence of violence in the Central African Republic has driven 5,000 Central Africans to seek safety across the border in Cameroon.
