Today's date: Monday, 8 September 2008
Belgium

UNHCR News



  UNHCR chief meets top EU officials; calls for a "Europe of Asylum"
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 16 Jul 2008 Filetype: HTML (0k)
  UNHCR launches refugee poster campaign in Belgium
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 10 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k)
  Report says young refugees suffer abuse after arrival in Europe
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 18 Feb 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k)
  Asylum seekers get rare chance to tell their stories in Brussels exhibition
Source: UNHCR News Stories
Publish date: 9 Nov 2006 Filetype: HTML (4k)
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UNHCR Operations



  UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Western Europe subregional overview
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (202k)
  UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Western Europe subregional overview
Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports
Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (850k)
  UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - BENELUX
Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans
Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (31k)
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Statistics



  2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Belgium
Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets
Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (24k)
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Funding



  Government of Belgium – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information
Publish date: 10 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k)

Background, Analysis and Policy



  National Poster Campaign, Belgium: ''Etre réfugié, c'est sauver sa vie''
Source: WorldWide Operations
Publish date: 11 Apr 2008 Filetype: PDF (2734k)
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UNHCR Maps



  Belgium (UNHCR Situation Map)
Source: UNHCR Maps
Publish date: 1 Jun 2003 Filetype: PDF (341k)
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Key Indicators


Top 20 government donors to UNHCR in 2006 (US$)
USA 329,340,441
European Commission 79,570,844
Japan 75,149,096
Sweden 68,059,734
Netherlands 66,671,367
Norway 55,196,801
UK 51,992,181
Denmark 50,661,166
Germany 31,087,430
Spain 27,874,622
Canada 27,311,056
Switzerland 25,590,089
Finland 20,231,988
France 18,887,354
Ireland 17,837,267
Australia 13,483,764
Luxembourg 11,459,224
Italy 10,473,189
Belgium 9,655,180
New Zealand 2,471,320

Source: "UNHCR: An Overview" in UNHCR Global Report 2006.
New asylum applications submitted in selected industrialized countries in 2005*
France 49,700
USA§ 39,200
UK 30,500
Germany 28,900
Austria 22,500
Canada 20,800
Sweden 17,500
Belgium 16,000
Netherlands 12,300
Switzerland 10,100

* Countries with more than 10,000 new asylum applications.
§ Data refers to individual or collective applications.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.