Unhcr: Cyprus should not have to deal alone with asylum issues
CYPRUS, currently receiving more asylum seekers per capita among European countries, should not be left alone to deal with this situation, said Unhcr Cyprus Representative...
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Cypriots back supporting refugees but not giving citizenship
The majority of Greek and Turkish Cypriots are in favour of supporting refugees in Cyprus but are reluctant when it comes to granting Cypriot citizenship...
Unhcr highlights plight of asylum seekers in Cyprus
Asylum seekers in Cyprus are living under conditions of absolute impoverishment, without shelter and protection from the cold, the public information officer for Unhcr, Emilia...
UNHCR Cyprus to screen Weiwei film on refugees
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Cyprus has arranged for the screening of ‘Human Flow’ a documentary by renowned artist...
Iraqi refugees protest outside labour ministry, want to be moved to Kofinou
By Lizzy Ioannidou A group of 60 Iraqi refugees have gathered outside the labour ministry all week, protesting their inability to find a home, or...
Anastasiades accused of ‘wrong-speak’ by using term ‘illegal immigrants’
By Lizzy Ioannidou Interior minister Constantinos Petrides has come to the defence of President Nicos Anastasiades who was recently accused of racist impropriety for the...
Unhcr says migrant inflow manageable but readiness plan needed
By George Psyllides THE UN high commission for refugees (Unhcr) said Thursday the situation in Cyprus concerning migrant inflows is manageable at present, despite the...
Religious leaders in joint call for understanding of refugees
To mark the occasion of World Refugee Day 2018 on June 20, the religious leaders of Cyprus have jointly issued a video statement that advocates...
UNHCR says some members of hunger-striking Kurd family critical in hospital
The UNHCR said on Wednesday it was gravely concerned about the family of stateless Kurds from Syria who have been protesting outside the interior ministry...
Housing the main issue for asylum-seekers in Cyprus, study shows
Housing is a major problem for asylum seekers in Cyprus, and some of them, even families with children, may remain homeless for some time, a...
Number of asylum seekers in Cyprus continues to rise markedly, UNHCR says
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cyprus is in contact with Syrian refugees who been in touch with their office fearing that some...
Asylum-seekers at real risk of homelessness
A “disturbingly high” number of asylum-seekers in Cyprus are facing risk of homelessness, destitution and desperation because of critical shortcomings in the national asylum and...
Israel suspends new relocation deal for African migrants
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he was suspending a new agreement with the U.N. refugee agency to relocate thousands of African migrants,...
Young migrants making it on their own in Cyprus
By Evie Andreou The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) in Cyprus has launched a short film produced by seven young refugees...
Kofinou: feeling far removed from Europe
Over the past several years, migrant support group Kisa and the Unhcr have put extensive pressure on the Cypriot authorities to raise the quality of...
UNHCR, University of Nicosia unite to help refugees
The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the University of Nicosia on Tuesday signed an agreement to collaborate to help refugees in Cyprus and elsewhere....
‘Life of refugees in Cyprus’ series launched by Unhcr
The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr) in Cyprus announced on Tuesday they were launching a series of stories about asylum...
Upsurge in migrants crossing on foot from north
THE latest arrival of six immigrants on Tuesday evening in Akaki, was the fourth group to cross on foot from the north so far this...
Coordinating efforts to help asylum seekers
By Annette Chrysostomou Another 92 likely refugees arrived this week in Cyprus in an overcrowded boat, and with such arrivals on the increase, refugee support...
On Greece’s Lesbos, migrants remain in limbo in squalid camps
The flow of new arrivals has slowed to a trickle, but thousands of migrants remain in limbo on Greece’s islands, in grim camps they liken...