Migrants and refugees

At the end of February, LatRC representatives participated in the opening event of the international project “EU4Health – provision of high-quality and timely psychological first aid to people affected by the Ukrainian crisis in Ukraine and the affected countries” in Budapest, Hungary, where they met with project partners from the RC national societies, the International …

25 Red Cross national societies have joined the project.

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On International Migrants Day, 18 December 2020, the Red Cross EU Office (RC EU Office) calls on the European Union (EU) and its Member States to limit the use of detention in the implementation of migration policies.

On 19 – 20 June, 2020, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Representation for Northern Europe is screening a virtual event of a video exclusively produced for the occasion, streaming live and in a loop for 72 hours. This video includes testimonials and messages from refugees around the world, including strong refugee voices from countries in …

On 19 - 20 June, 2020, the UNHCR will be screening a virtual event for 72 hours.

The Red Cross EU Office draws attention to the situation of refugees in European countries during the COVID-19.

On 8 January 2020, refugees and asylum seekers went to the first indoor amusement park in Latvia “Jungle“. Everyone had a great time enjoying inflatable attractions and ball pool.They were happy to spend the day full of joy and being together.  After the amusement park they went to LIDO, where they could share their experience …

On 24 January 2020 within the international project “AVAIL" LatRC organised a closing event “Intercultural Kitchen”.

On 3 January Latvian Red Cross organised a training “Social work with people of different ethnic groups”. It was done within international project “AVAIL – “Amplifying the voices of asylum seekers and refugees for integration and lifeskills”. During the training participants had the opportunity to improve their knowledge about the intercultural communication and to develop …

On December 17, in Riga, Latvian Red Cross, within the international project “AVAIL – “Amplifying the voices of asylum seekers and refugees for integration and lifeskills” organised a Christmas event for children of refugees and asylum seekers”. Families attended the event together with their social mentors. First, they watched a movie “Red Shoes and Seven …

Latvian Red Cross, in cooperation with the UN Refugee Agency`s Regional Representation for Northern Europe (UNHCR), has organized 5 regional trainings with the title “Work for the integration of refugees and immigrants: intercultural interaction, good practice and experience.” The training aims to build capacity and expertise of more than one hundred service providers, public authorities …