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On 30 May, UNHCR, together with its partner Project Voyager, held a job fair at the RomExpo Community Centre in Bucharest. The event included the participation of 15 employers offering over 60 vacancies, mainly in the hospitality and service sectors. The event was attended by more than 150 refugees and members of the host community - Romanian citizens - looking for work. In addition to bringing jobseekers and employers together in a convivial atmosphere, participants received career and legal counselling, and attended thematic workshops. In addition, 336 refugees pre-registered for an entrepreneurship programme organised by UNHCR and World Vision Romania. The programme will provide refugees with entrepreneurship training comprising of six online sessions that will conclude with a business plan submission from which 10 plans will be selected for UNHCR-funded grants. On 29 May, UNHCR delivered remarks in the Conference “International Humanitarian Law – Beyond the Image of Humanity”. UNHCR -both the Representative and the Snr. Protection Officer- highlighted the impact on the protection of displaced populations derived from the current uncertain financial situation of humanitarian actors operating -inter alia- in zones of conflict and explored the relation and synergies between International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law.