Key facts as of 18 Mar (Source: grindavik.is) Emergency level alert re-issued on 16 Mar Road 43 impassable 3 Destroyed houses by lava flow of 14 Jan UCPM Prevention and Preparedness mission took...
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Iceland + 6 more
UNHCR Iceland Fact Sheet, February 2024
International protection: Iceland remains a favourable protection environment for forcibly displaced and stateless people. Increase of funding: Iceland has responded to rising displacement needs...
Iceland - Volcanic eruption (Icelandic Civil Protection, Icelandic Met Office, media) (ECHO Daily Flash of 18 March 2024)
A volcanic eruption began on 16 March at 20.23 UTC between Mt. Hagafell and Mt. Stóra Skógfell on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southern Iceland. There are three eruptive opening fissures approximately...
Türkiye + 17 more
Overview of UCPM Experts and Liaison Officers deployed in 2023 - DG ECHO Daily Map | 02/02/2024
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World + 32 more
Advocacy Brief: End Immigration Detention of Children (February 2024)
INTRODUCTION IMMIGRATION DETENTION, IS NEVER IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD AND CONSTITUTES A CHILD RIGHTS VIOLATION. It is a form of violence that impacts a country’s capacity to achieve the...
Malawi + 2 more
Malawi secures funding of US$ 2 million from the Governments of Iceland and Norway to bolster human rights for vulnerable populations in the country
The advancement of human rights plays a pivotal role in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals. While Malawi has achieved notable advancements in the realm of human rights, persistent challenges...
World + 4 more
COVID-19 vaccinations have saved more than 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region, a new study finds [EN/DE]
Since their introduction in December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines have reduced deaths due to the pandemic by at least 57%, saving more than 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region. Most of those...
Chile + 13 more
Volcanic eruptions 2023 overview - DG ECHO Daily Map | 09/01/2024
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Iceland | Volcanic eruption in Reykjanes peninsula - DG ECHO Daily Map | 20/12/2023
Key facts as of 20 Dec (Source: Iceland CP #1, #2, IV, IMO #1, #2) Alert upgraded from danger to emergency level Grindavík town, Blue Lagoon locality and Svartsengi power plant area evacuated when...
World + 51 more
Europe and Central Asia: Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023 - Statistics and Trends [EN/RU]
Despite multiple challenges, food insecurity is decreasing in Europe and Central Asia From the FAO Office for Europe and Central Asia 13/12/2023 Budapest, Hungary – With less than seven years left...
World + 19 more
Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth
More than 1 in 5 children live in poverty in 40 of the world’s richest countries France, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom saw sharp rises in child poverty between 2014–2021, while...
oPt + 1 more
Iceland to provide third emergency contribution to UNRWA since 7 October [EN/AR]
22 November 2023 EAST JERUSALEM, In response to for funding resulting from the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe currently unfolding in the Gaza Strip, Iceland has again stepped forward and...
Canada + 7 more
Arctic Region | Wildfires 2018-2023 - DG ECHO Daily Map | 14/11/2023
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Iceland | Reykjanes peninsula volcanic unrest - DG ECHO Daily Map | 13/11/2023
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oPt + 1 more
Iceland to provide ISK 70 million (US$ 0.5 million) in emergency support to UNRWA [EN/AR]
EAST JERUSALEM, In response to UNRWA’s urgent appeal for funding resulting from the tragic escalation in violence currently unfolding in the Gaza Strip, Iceland has stepped forward and announced a...
Albania + 8 more
EU Civil Protection Mechanism and Neighbourhood countries - DG ECHO Daily Map | 29/09/2023
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oPt + 1 more
Iceland signs framework agreement with UNRWA in support of Palestine refugees - significantly increases contribution [EN/AR]
NEW YORK, Today, Iceland’s Foreign Minister Ms. Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir and UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini signed a multi-year framework agreement for the years 2024-2028 in...
World + 4 more
Working with Migrant Children at the Borders of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom: A Toolkit for Front-line Workers
This Toolkit builds on the outcomes of an international thematic workshop on addressing the needs of migrant children at borders, consolidated with IOM best practices and additional research inputs...
Ukraine + 21 more
UNHCR Europe Monthly Update (August 2023)
UKRAINE SITUATION 5,818,900 individual refugees from Ukraine had registered across Europe as of end-August 20231 . An estimated 5.1 million people were internally displaced within Ukraine. ...
Ukraine + 36 more
The impact of travel to Ukraine on refugees’ legal status and access to rights in host countries
Context The war in Ukraine has precipitated one of the largest displacement crises in the world, with approximately 5.9 million refugees recorded in Europe alone to date. The implementation of the...