Irish stories
UNHCR Head of Office launches new LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees Training Project
31 January 2012
Head of Office in UNHCR Ireland, Sophie Magennis, today launched the BeLonG To LGBTI Asylum Seekers and Refugees Training Project in Dublin. Read her speech at the link below.
Safe at Last? - New UNHCR Report on Law and Practice in EU M.S. for asylum seekers fleeing indiscriminate violence
18 January 2012
In July 2011, UNHCR released a research publication, Safe at Last? Law and Practice in Selected EU member States with respect to asylum seekers fleeing indiscriminate violence. The broad objective of this research was to investigate the extent to which implementation of the Qualification Directive delivers international protection to persons fleeing situations of indiscriminate violence, and to ascertain whether a protection gap exists.
UNHCR ‘60 Years’ Photo Exhibition on display for launch of Dún Laoghaire Integration Strategy and Action Plan
16 January 2012
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Ireland is delighted to be bringing the ‘60 Years - Stories of Survival and Safe Haven’ photo exhibition to Dún Laoghaire to mark the launch of the County's Integration Strategy and Action Plan 2012-2015.
Court of Justice of the European Union makes judgement on transfer of asylum seekers under Dublin II
10 January 2012
On Wednesday 21 December 2011 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave judgment in joined referrals from the Irish High Court and the English Court of Appeal relating to the transfer of asylum seekers under the Dublin II Regulation.
External Relations Internship Opportunity
04 January 2012
An External Relations Internship opportunity is now available with UNHCR Ireland. Click here for more details on the internship and on how to apply.
INIS Now Accepting Applications for New Irish Travel Document
08 November 2011
Applications for the new version of Irish Travel Document are now being accepted by INIS.
UN Refugee Agency in Ireland launch “do 1 thing” campaign
10 October 2011
On the 150th anniversary of the birth of Fridtjof Nansen, the first High Commissioner for Refugees, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Ireland is launching a campaign to encourage individuals to do one thing to show their support for refugees, asylum seekers and those in need of international protection here in Ireland and around the world.
Stories of Survival and Safe Haven Arrive in Dún Laoghaire
28 September 2011
UN Refugee Agency Photo Exhibition Comes to Dún Laoghaire for Social Inclusion Week
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Ireland is bringing its highly successful ‘60 Years - Stories of Survival and Safe Haven’ photo exhibition to Dún Laoghaire town for Social Inclusion Week (10-14 October, 2011). The exhibition marks the 60th Anniversary of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, established in 1951. The photos tell the story of 11 refugees who came to Ireland from many parts of the world over the past 60 years and were taken by award winning photojournalists from The Irish Lightstalkers.
Important Update from INIS on the New Convention Travel Documents System
18 August 2011
A new format UN Convention Travel Document was introduced in April 2010. UNHCR understands from the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that delays have been experienced in the introduction of the new format document in Ireland.
UNHCR photo exhibition, 60 Years - Stories of Survival and Safe Haven, to feature in PhotoIreland Festival
28 June 2011
The exhibition 60 Years - Stories of Survival and Safe Haven will be displayed at The Complex, Smithfield Square, Dublin 7, as part of the PhotoIreland Festival, from 6pm on Friday 8th July until 18 July.