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Looking for lessons among past refugee crises
7 Jul 2017 At a dialogue about sharing responsibility for refugees, stakeholders reflect on responses to earlier crises in Kosovo*, Guatemala and Viet Nam. -
Syrian refugee couple find new hope and freedom through art
8 Feb 2017 An exhibition of drawings by artists Shergo Musa and Nazli Abdou in Skopje portrays the experiences, hopes and fears of their family and fellow refugees. -
Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face freezing temperatures
25 Jan 2017 Serbian authorities, together with UNHCR and partners, step up efforts to extend capacity in emergency shelters for hundreds sleeping rough. -
UNHCR calls for help for refugees facing European winter freeze
13 Jan 2017 The UN Refugee Agency urges governments to do more to help and protect refugees and migrants battling freezing temperatures in Europe. -
Hundreds suffer at Hungary-Serbia border
21 Jul 2016 Hundreds of people who fled persecution at home are now living in dire conditions at a makeshift camp near Röszke on the Hungary-Serbia border. -
UNHCR disappointed by scenes of violence at Idomeni
11 Apr 2016 Tension at European borders harms refugees and Europe's image alike, says spokesperson -
Yemeni family reunited in Montenegro after four years apart
11 Mar 2016 Former opposition activist says there were times when he thought he would never see his wife and children again -
UNHCR chief says it is "absolute nonsense" to blame refugees for terror
17 Nov 2015 Guterres urges European Governments not to make any unilateral moves in the aftermath of recent attacks, but to find a united response -
Refugees face long cold and wet night at crowded Balkan border crossings
21 Oct 2015 Amr and his family huddle under a makeshift shelter, partially lit by a nearby fire, on a small hill near the Serbian-Croatian border.