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Performers with refugee backgrounds take Eurovision by storm
21 May 2021 Singers with refugee backgrounds are representing Sweden and Russia at this year's contest, while a ballet dancer, based in the Netherlands, performed during an interval. -
'It was a very emotional moment … I felt that now I definitely exist'
18 Nov 2020 After a lifetime of statelessness, Linda finally gained Russian citizenship in 2018. But hundreds of thousands of others across Europe still struggle to attain that basic right. -
'It was a very emotional moment … I felt that now I definitely exist' |#IBelong Ending Statelessness
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The Global Compact on Refugees, explained
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Ukraine internal displacement nears 1 million as fighting escalates in Donetsk region
6 Feb 2015 Ukraine puts the number of registered IDPs at 980,000. Also, 600,000 Ukrainians have sought asylum or other forms of legal stay in neighbouring countries. -
A warm welcome for displaced Ukrainians in Russia's Rostov region
31 Oct 2014 Widow Lidia receives a small amount of money from the government to compensate for helping two families, but acts above all out of a sense of solidarity and humanitarianism. -
Russia speeds up asylum procedures as Ukrainian influx continues
21 Aug 2014 Some 300 Ukrainians arrive daily in St. Petersburg. Recent legal changes allow for a simpler and faster procedure for asylum processing and for medical screening. -
Ukrainians in Russia worry about their future
11 Aug 2014 Some 800 Ukrainians have sought shelter in Russia's North Ossetia region as they wait to see what happens across the border. They worry about whether to return. -
Angolan refugee successfully integrates in Russia
6 May 2013 UNHCR is providing assistance and helping to find long-term solutions for some 500 refugees who have been in Russia since the 1990s.