Ombudsman's Office strengthens cooperation with the UN for the protection of returnees

Published at: 06/10/2026 12:56 PM

The Ombudsman, Eglée González Lobato, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Barham Salih, held a meeting to evaluate new lines of cooperation aimed at strengthening the protection of repatriated citizens, as well as of people affected by the earthquakes of last June 24.

During the meeting, González Lobato highlighted the willingness expressed by the high commissioner to deepen joint work and pointed out that people must have a nearby institution that attends to them and acts in defense of their rights.

The defender explained the experience developed by the institution through defense brigades, designed to reinforce the territorial presence of the Ombudsman's Office and its capacity to identify situations of lack of protection early on, especially during emergencies and in communities in conditions of greater vulnerability.

González Lobato pointed out that cooperation with UNHCR represents an opportunity to strengthen the specialized training of the Ombudsman's Office, in addition to the institutional capacities necessary to offer differentiated responses according to the circumstances of each person.

“The experience of UNHCR and the territorial deployment of our brigades can help us to build increasingly precise, close and sensitive responses to different situations of vulnerability,” he said.

For his part, Salih highlighted the Office of the Ombudsman as an institution allied with UNHCR and reaffirmed its willingness to strengthen cooperation mechanisms to help all people, regardless of origin, social status or religion, fully exercise their rights and participate in their communities.

Mazo News Team/OMBUDSMAN'S OFFICE