2012-11-13 15:23 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR In Syria, UNHCR is progressing in major effort to provide aid to up to 500,000 people by the end of this year despite recent disruptions to operations due to insecurity.
2012-11-13 15:23 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR In Syria, UNHCR is progressing in major effort to provide aid to up to 500,000 people by the end of this year despite recent disruptions to operations due to insecurity.
2012-11-09 15:15 Försvarshögskolan Höstens meningsskiljaktigheter mellan Kina och Japan kan te sig inte bara oroväckande utan också svårförståeliga. Vapenskrammel och brösttoner över ett par oansenliga kobbar i Stilla Havet? På en öppen föreläsning ska Joachim Isacsson, Asienkännare och strategilärare på Försvarshögskolan, försöka reda ut en härva av gamla oförrätter, växande nationalism och kinesisk expansion.
2012-11-09 07:00 Svenska Afghanistankommittén Rapporten Missing the Target innehåller den hittills största studien som gjorts på Sveriges insatser inom FN-resolutionen 1325 i Afghanistan .
2012-10-30 17:01 Svenska Afghanistankommittén Inbjudan till rapportsläpp av Missing the target - en rapport på sveriges stöd för kvinnor, fred och säkerhet i Afghanistan
2012-10-30 16:05 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR UNHCR is alarmed by the renewed escalation of violence in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state over the past week, which according to government estimates has displaced more than 28,000 people. It is clearly urgent that law and order be restored to prevent further violence, and that access is facilitated so that aid can be provided to those in need.
2012-10-23 12:58 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR Lebanon has become the third country in the region to see its population of registered Syrian refugees and people waiting for registration exceeding the 100,000 mark. As of yesterday the number of refugees was 101,283. Turkey and Jordan already have refugee populations in excess of this figure, and region-wide the number has climbed to more than 358,000.
2012-10-16 14:00 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR With a small but growing number of Syrian asylum seekers arriving in countries of the European Union, UNHCR is reminding EU member states of the importance of adhering to the principles of the Common European Asylum System.
2012-10-02 13:41 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR The number of Syrians registered or awaiting registration as refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq has now surpassed 300,000, triple the level of just three months ago. The latest figures show a total regional registered population of more than 311,500 Syrian refugees in the four countries, compared to around 100,000 in June.
2012-09-27 13:18 FN:s flyktingorgan UNHCR The United Nations and its humanitarian partners issued a revised appeal today for US$487.9 million to support Syrian refugees. The Regional Response Plan for Syrian Refugees outlines the plans of 52 humanitarian organizations, led by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR), to help the rapidly increasing numbers of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey.
2012-09-27 10:00 Svenska Afghanistankommittén Den 27 september 2012 tilldelas Dr. Sima Samar, människorätts- och kvinnorättsförsvarare från Afghanistan Right Livelihood Award för sin långa kamp för afghanska kvinnors rättigheter och den fattgia befolkningen i regionen Hazarajat, Afghanistan. Svenska Afghanistankommittén gratulerar henne. "Priset är ett stöd för den fortsatta kampen för kvinnors rättigheter i Afghanistan."