World Refugee Day

Représentante spéciale de la Secrétaire Générale sur les migrations et les réfugiés 20 June 2023 Strasbourg

To pay tribute to refugees everywhere and in partnership with UNHCR, the Council of Europe (Les Mercredis du Conseil de l’Europe) has produced this special video.

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Stocktaking video of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 17 December 2023 Strasbourg

Stocktaking video of the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Migration and Refugees, December 2023

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SRSG Addressed Council of Europe, EU and UNHCR seminar for European lawyers in Bratislava

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 8 June 2023 Bratislava

On 8 June, a joint seminar was held by the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime", European Commission and UNHCR for European lawyers on European asylum/migration legal practices to assist people fleeing the...

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SRSG opens public lecture on refugee rights for aspiring Moldovan judges, prosecutors and auditors

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 27 April 2023 Chisinau

A public lecture on refugee rights for the students of the National Institute of Justice was given by Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Moldova, Marko Shevchenko, and the Director of the General Inspectorate for Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mihail Voda. The event opened...

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SRSG addressed conference on protection of unaccompanied children in precarious conditions in Greece

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 7 March 2023 Athens

The SRSG addressed the conference “National Emergency Response Mechanism for the protection of unaccompanied children in precarious living conditions (NERM): from needs assessment to response”, co-organised by the Special Secretariat for the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors in Greece (SSPUAM),...

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Addressing the 1st meeting of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO)

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 2 June 2022 Strasbourg

The SRSG addressed the 1st meeting of the Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO). Bioethics at the Council of Europe (coe.int)

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World Refugee Day 2022: Council of Europe and UNHCR video

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 17 June 2022 Strasbourg

On the occasion of World Refugee Day on 20 June 2022 a video produced by the Council of Europe and the UNHCR Representation to the European institutions in Strasbourg in co-operation with the Association Foyer Notre-Dame and the City of Strasbourg.

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Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025)

Special Representative on Migration and Refugees 4 April 2022 Strasbourg

The Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025) aims at addressing the main challenges and opportunities identified after the previous action plan, focusing on children, was completed in 2019.

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