UNHCR Submission for the Universal Periodic Review – Ireland – UPR 53rd Session (2026)

This UNHCR submission for the Universal Periodic Review of Ireland outlines developments and challenges in international protection, reception, family reunification and statelessness. It welcomes enhanced oversight of asylum accommodation while highlighting pressures on reception capacity, proposed restrictions on family reunification, and the absence of a statelessness determination procedure. The submission provides recommendations focused on improving reception conditions, strengthening child protection and procedural safeguards, and enhancing protection for stateless persons.