UNHCR expresses “significant concerns” about Mahmood’s proposals to make refugees wait up to 30 years for settlement
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
UNHCR expresses “significant concerns” about Mahmood’s proposals to make refugees wait up to 30 years for settlement
Something I haven’t seen discussed explicitly so far is that the 20- and 30-year routes seem *intentionally designed* to do exactly this – deprive the U.K.-born children of refugees British citizenship.
Not only is this cruel, it’s directly in violation of a UNHCR mandate to reduce statelessness.
Not only is this cruel, it’s directly in violation of a UNHCR mandate to reduce statelessness.
Very hard not to reflect upon the fact that if this was the case when my parents came to the UK that they maybe have only just got settlement about 11 years ago when I was 21 and that I wouldn't be entitled to British citizenship. Kind of insane to think that *Thatcher* was less cruel than this.
Home Secretary confirming refugees who go through the asylum system will start at a 20 year route to settlement - but with 10 more years if they arrived irregularly. So many, many refugees will face a 30 year wait for settlement, all while facing reviews every 2.5 years.
November 3, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Something I haven’t seen discussed explicitly so far is that the 20- and 30-year routes seem *intentionally designed* to do exactly this – deprive the U.K.-born children of refugees British citizenship.
Not only is this cruel, it’s directly in violation of a UNHCR mandate to reduce statelessness.
Not only is this cruel, it’s directly in violation of a UNHCR mandate to reduce statelessness.
昨日出来なかったので、本日毎年恒例の誕生日寄付をしたよ✌️
微々たるものだけど、少しでも足しになれば良いな
国連UNHCR協会
www.japanforunhcr.org
赤十字
www.jrc.or.jp
国境なき医師団
www.msf.or.jp
微々たるものだけど、少しでも足しになれば良いな
国連UNHCR協会
www.japanforunhcr.org
赤十字
www.jrc.or.jp
国境なき医師団
www.msf.or.jp
募金・寄付で国連の難民援助活動に協力を。 | 国連UNHCR協会
www.japanforunhcr.org
November 2, 2026 at 11:51 AM
昨日出来なかったので、本日毎年恒例の誕生日寄付をしたよ✌️
微々たるものだけど、少しでも足しになれば良いな
国連UNHCR協会
www.japanforunhcr.org
赤十字
www.jrc.or.jp
国境なき医師団
www.msf.or.jp
微々たるものだけど、少しでも足しになれば良いな
国連UNHCR協会
www.japanforunhcr.org
赤十字
www.jrc.or.jp
国境なき医師団
www.msf.or.jp
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
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The United Nations refugee agency has said a government plan to make refugees wait up to 30 years before they get permission to settle in the UK “raises significant concerns”.
The strategy was unveiled earlier this week by Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, as she announced a softening of aspects of her immigration plans, but kept some of the rigorous rules drawn up by her office last year. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 1:57 PM
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Can any civilized nation claim to uphold international law while forcing vulnerable refugees into 30 years of legal limbo? The Guardian reporting UNHCR criticism of the UK's harsh earned settlement plans exposes a cruel collapse of moral leadership. 🤔 #RuleOfLaw
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Can any civilized nation claim to uphold international law while forcing vulnerable refugees into 30 years of legal limbo? The Guardian reporting UNHCR criticism of the UK's harsh earned settlement plans exposes a cruel collapse of moral leadership. 🤔 #RuleOfLaw
"Under Article 31 of the Refugee Convention, States are prohibited from penalizing asylum-seekers and refugees merely because they have entered a country irregularly" how is this compatible with adding 10 years to the time required for settlement for asylum seekers who enter the country irregularly?
UNHCR issues latest guidance against penalization of asylum-seekers for irregular entry | UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has issued its latest legal guidance today on the way States should treat asylum-seekers who arrive at their borders in an irregular way.
www.unhcr.org
November 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"Under Article 31 of the Refugee Convention, States are prohibited from penalizing asylum-seekers and refugees merely because they have entered a country irregularly" how is this compatible with adding 10 years to the time required for settlement for asylum seekers who enter the country irregularly?
Labour's changes to refugee resettlement will be devastating for people who've already fled for their lives. It prevents them being able to rebuild those lives, leaving them in permanent fear. It's the exact opposite of fundamental principles of refugee protection
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
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UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Labour's changes to refugee resettlement will be devastating for people who've already fled for their lives. It prevents them being able to rebuild those lives, leaving them in permanent fear. It's the exact opposite of fundamental principles of refugee protection
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 1:58 PM
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC)-led Waste Management and Measuring, Reverse Logistics
#UNHCR #UNRefugeeAgency #Logistics #TelecommunicationsCluster #WRECCoalition #ECHO #DGECHO #Humanitarian #HLGSC #Environmental #Sustainability
#UNHCR #UNRefugeeAgency #Logistics #TelecommunicationsCluster #WRECCoalition #ECHO #DGECHO #Humanitarian #HLGSC #Environmental #Sustainability
UN and ECHO partner to green humanitarian supply chains
UNHCR, the WREC Coalition, and Climate Action Accelerator have launched a DG ECHO-funded project to reduce the environmental impact of aid supply chains.
www.stattimes.com
November 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, alongside the Logistics and Telecommunications Cluster (LTC)-led Waste Management and Measuring, Reverse Logistics
#UNHCR #UNRefugeeAgency #Logistics #TelecommunicationsCluster #WRECCoalition #ECHO #DGECHO #Humanitarian #HLGSC #Environmental #Sustainability
#UNHCR #UNRefugeeAgency #Logistics #TelecommunicationsCluster #WRECCoalition #ECHO #DGECHO #Humanitarian #HLGSC #Environmental #Sustainability
UNHCR seeks $50mn winter aid for 9mn people as Russian strikes threaten Ukraine: Ukrainians face minus 20C temperatures this winter as Russian strikes knock out power and heating, the UN refugee agency UNHCR warned on October 30,… Bne IntelliNews #Ukraine #UNHCR #WinterAid #Refugees #HumanitarianAid
UNHCR seeks $50mn winter aid for 9mn people as Russian strikes threaten Ukraine
Ukrainians face minus 20C temperatures this winter as Russian strikes knock out power and heating, the UN refugee agency UNHCR warned on October 30, launching its winter appeal.
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November 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
UNHCR seeks $50mn winter aid for 9mn people as Russian strikes threaten Ukraine: Ukrainians face minus 20C temperatures this winter as Russian strikes knock out power and heating, the UN refugee agency UNHCR warned on October 30,… Bne IntelliNews #Ukraine #UNHCR #WinterAid #Refugees #HumanitarianAid
Mental Helse Norway Suicide Prevention Hotline: 116 123 Skeiv Ungdon - Queer Youth Norway Support Line 21 31 45 45 UNHCR Norway - for LGBT+ asylum and refugee seekers UNHCR - Norway | Gayther Refugee Directory 2/13
November 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Mental Helse Norway Suicide Prevention Hotline: 116 123 Skeiv Ungdon - Queer Youth Norway Support Line 21 31 45 45 UNHCR Norway - for LGBT+ asylum and refugee seekers UNHCR - Norway | Gayther Refugee Directory 2/13
An estimated 50,000 people have fled violence in Ethiopia to seek safety in Kenya, many of them women and children.
UNHCR is on the ground, working with partners to provide urgent assistance.
People fleeing violence need protection and safety.
UNHCR is on the ground, working with partners to provide urgent assistance.
People fleeing violence need protection and safety.
November 1, 2026 at 11:00 AM
An estimated 50,000 people have fled violence in Ethiopia to seek safety in Kenya, many of them women and children.
UNHCR is on the ground, working with partners to provide urgent assistance.
People fleeing violence need protection and safety.
UNHCR is on the ground, working with partners to provide urgent assistance.
People fleeing violence need protection and safety.
Since our government is now penalising refugees who don't arrive in the UK by a 'safe and legal route', what are those routes? Essentially: be Ukrainian, from Hong Kong or have family in the UK. Or hope to be referred by UNHCR; just over 3,000 people arrived thru that "v limited" route from 2021-24.
November 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Since our government is now penalising refugees who don't arrive in the UK by a 'safe and legal route', what are those routes? Essentially: be Ukrainian, from Hong Kong or have family in the UK. Or hope to be referred by UNHCR; just over 3,000 people arrived thru that "v limited" route from 2021-24.
LGBTQ asylum seekers in kakuma refugee camp are facing the worst of homophobia and transphobia, transgenders are undressed and violently attacked with no protection from police and UNHCR! Lesbians are raped and we're forced to live in the closet.
November 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
LGBTQ asylum seekers in kakuma refugee camp are facing the worst of homophobia and transphobia, transgenders are undressed and violently attacked with no protection from police and UNHCR! Lesbians are raped and we're forced to live in the closet.
UNHCR: Verschärfte russische Angriffe vertreiben mehr Ukrainer - Und das auch der Sinn der Sache (zumindest einer). #Ukraine
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UNHCR: Verschärfte russische Angriffe vertreiben mehr Ukrainer
UNHCR: Verschärfte russische Angriffe vertreiben mehr Ukrainer
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October 27, 2026 at 3:26 PM
UNHCR: Verschärfte russische Angriffe vertreiben mehr Ukrainer - Und das auch der Sinn der Sache (zumindest einer). #Ukraine
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UNHCR is mobilizing emergency relief supplies, including essential household items and temporary shelter materials, to support nearly 12,000 people, with efforts underway to scale up assistance as needs grow.
www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
UNHCR warns of growing humanitarian needs as thousands flee Ethiopia to Kenya | UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is closely monitoring the situation on the Kenya–Ethiopia border in Moyale, where ongoing clashes on the Ethiopian side have forced thousands of people to cross into Keny...
www.unhcr.org
October 29, 2026 at 9:58 AM
UNHCR is mobilizing emergency relief supplies, including essential household items and temporary shelter materials, to support nearly 12,000 people, with efforts underway to scale up assistance as needs grow.
www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
www.unhcr.org/news/press-r...
#AngelinaJolie #MotivationalMonday
Angie's 1st #UNHCR mission
Angie's Rainbow
Sierra Leone February 2001
Angie's 1st #UNHCR mission
Angie's Rainbow
Sierra Leone February 2001
November 2, 2026 at 8:31 PM
#AngelinaJolie #MotivationalMonday
Angie's 1st #UNHCR mission
Angie's Rainbow
Sierra Leone February 2001
Angie's 1st #UNHCR mission
Angie's Rainbow
Sierra Leone February 2001
Im Flüchtlingslager Kharaz im #Jemen leben 9.500 Menschen, die vor den bewaffneten Konflikten aus Somalia und Äthiopien geflüchtet sind. Jetzt sind sie wieder in einem Kriegsgebiet. Das Lager ist unter Beschuss geraten...
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
Refugees in Yemen trapped between conflict, displacement and dangerous journeys | UNHCR
GENEVA – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed at the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis facing more than 65,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in Yemen, as escalating insecurity, economic collapse...
www.unhcr.org
November 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Im Flüchtlingslager Kharaz im #Jemen leben 9.500 Menschen, die vor den bewaffneten Konflikten aus Somalia und Äthiopien geflüchtet sind. Jetzt sind sie wieder in einem Kriegsgebiet. Das Lager ist unter Beschuss geraten...
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
www.unhcr.org/news/briefin...
Mental Helse Norway Suicide Prevention Hotline: 116 123 Skeiv Ungdon - Queer Youth Norway Support Line 21 31 45 45 UNHCR Norway - for LGBT+ asylum and refugee seekers UNHCR - Norway | Gayther Refugee Directory 2/13
November 4, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Mental Helse Norway Suicide Prevention Hotline: 116 123 Skeiv Ungdon - Queer Youth Norway Support Line 21 31 45 45 UNHCR Norway - for LGBT+ asylum and refugee seekers UNHCR - Norway | Gayther Refugee Directory 2/13
UNHCR is alarmed at the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis facing more than 65,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in Yemen, as escalating insecurity leave tens of thousands with nowhere safe to turn.
October 30, 2026 at 12:54 PM
UNHCR is alarmed at the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis facing more than 65,000 refugees and asylum-seekers in Yemen, as escalating insecurity leave tens of thousands with nowhere safe to turn.
Chat, is it bad when the UNHCR has “significant concerns” about your new migration system???
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
UNHCR criticises UK’s 30-year ‘earned settlement’ plans for refugees
Home secretary Shabana Mahmood maintains rigorous rules for those who arrive on small boats
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Chat, is it bad when the UNHCR has “significant concerns” about your new migration system???
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/n...