Written by Sam Phatey on February 16, 2017 A UN team led by officials from the Department of Political Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) arrived in The Gambia to assess post-Yahya Jammeh situation, following successful takeover of power by President Adama Barrow. Farhan Haq, the ...

The UNHCR and ECOWAS recently signed an MoU to improve the protection environment for stateless persons. Pierre is eighteen years old. He was born to Burkinabe parents in Ghana. He was not registered at birth and neither were his parents. An orphan with no nationality, Pierre is stateless. Whi...

“Identity document is important, identity document is life” To prevent former Liberian refugees in West Africa from becoming stateless, the Liberian government has been conducting re-assesment missions of those at risk of statelessness in countries where they have sought asylum. DAKAR, SENEGAL...

DAKAR, SENEGAL, 27 October 2016 (UNHCR) – Significant progress has been made to eradicate statelessness around the world, but ongoing conflicts are putting those advances at risk. Marking the second anniversary of the global #IBelong Campaign to End Statelessness, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, ...

The Embassy of the United States in The Gambia on Wednesday held the signing ceremony of D3.6 million grants meant for local communities and refugees centres in the country. Of the total amount, D2.5 million is earmarked for ten communities across the country, and the remaining D1.1 million is me...

The refugee communities living in The Gambia have expressed their appreciation and satisfaction to the Government for creating the conducive environment and support in the areas of health, education amongst, other sectors. “We want to thank the Government under the leadership of President Jammeh ...

The Gambia Commission for Refugees on Monday conducted a day’s meeting with relevant government authorities informing them that the Government of the Islamic Republic of The Gambia has waived the Expatriate quota Tax for refugees. This special waiver of Expatriate Tax has come into effect so that...

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association (GAFNA) and the refugee communities in the Gambia recently commemorated the World Refugee Day at a ceremony held at Sibanor village in Bintang Karanai Distr...

The Gambia Food and Nutrition Association (GAFNA) has recently organised a one day validation workshop for stakeholders on the Draft Child Protection Assessment Report of urban refugees, held in its conference room in Kanifing. GAFNA is a Non-Governmental Organisation that has been partnering wit...

3 July 2017 – Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed today called for strengthening the relationship between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations to deliver on promised development for Africa's youth. Addressing her first African Union Summit since taking office, Ms. Mohammed said that ...