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UNHCR launches campaign to debunk asylum myths in Austria
16 Feb 2009 UNHCR launches a major campaign in Austria to debunk myths about asylum seekers, using billboards, postcards, the internet, radio and television. -
Central, Eastern Europe aim to improve refugee status decisions
18 Sep 2008 Eight European Union countries, now meeting in Budapest, are to spend 18 months reviewing and developing the quality of their asylum status decisions. -
Q&A: Ambush in Somalia fails to deter Austrian aid worker
25 Apr 2008 Katharina Wehrstein was recently evacuated from Somalia after surviving an ambush while working for UNHCR. She discusses the attack and her work. -
UNHCR picks up prestigious Austrian award for interactive game
22 Sep 2006 The UN refugee agency has won a prestigious Austrian award for an interactive computer game aimed at promoting positive attitudes towards refugees. The game - LastExitFlucht - was awarded an Austrian Multimedia and E-Business State Prize in the category for "Knowledge and Learning." -
UNHCR goes head to head with asylum myths in Austria
14 Jun 2004 The UN refugee agency has launched a campaign using head-turning billboards to dispel common myths on asylum seekers in Austria and to change the way they are presented in public. -
UNHCR says Austrian legislation may lead to breaches of UN Convention
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Austria's asylum law could lead to breach of international laws if amended, warns UNHCR
8 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns over a number of proposed amendments to Austria's asylum law that could lead to violations of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, as well as international and European human rights laws. -
Somali refugee woman reunites with children after 10 years
16 Apr 2003 The story of a Somali ex-police officer who fled following tribal violence, attack and rape. -
Austria: UNHCR concerned about new asylum seeker policy
1 Oct 2002