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Swedish teens help educate and empower female refugees in Rwanda Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 26 Mar 2008 Filetype: HTML (3k) |
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Swedish bikers to raise awareness about refugees during world tour Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 30 Aug 2007 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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Roma head for Sweden to escape extreme poverty, alleged discrimination in Hungary Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 12 Dec 2006 Filetype: HTML (5k) |
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Swedish teenagers raise US$800,000 to help Congolese refugee students Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 21 Sep 2006 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Western Europe subregional overview Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (202k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2007 - Western Europe subregional overview Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2008 Filetype: PDF (850k) |
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UNHCR Country Operations Plan 2006 - Baltic / Nordic Region (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden) Source: UNHCR Country Operations Plans Publish date: 1 Sep 2005 Filetype: PDF (49k) |
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UNHCR Resettlement Handbook: Country Chapter - Sweden Source: Resettlement Publish date: 1 Jun 2004 Filetype: PDF (55k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Sweden Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (25k) |
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Funding
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Government of Sweden – UNHCR donor profile and donor history
Source: UNHCR Donor Information Publish date: 10 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (1k) |
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Sweden (UNHCR Situation Map) Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2003 Filetype: PDF (2415k) |
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UNHCR Regional Office for the Baltic and Nordic Countries on the web Key Indicators
Top 20 government donors to UNHCR in 2006 (US$)
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.
Top 10 government donors to UNHCR in 2006 per capita (US$)
Luxembourg
24.65
Norway
11.95
Denmark
9.33
Liechtenstein
9.02
Sweden
7.53
Ireland
4.30
Netherlands
4.09
Finland
3.85
Switzerland
3.53
USA
1.10
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.
Main countries of resettlement of refugees in 2006*
USA
41,300
Australia
13,400
Canada
10,700
Sweden
2,400
Norway
1,000
New Zealand
700
Finland
550
Denmark
530
Netherlands
500
UK
380
Ireland
200
Brazil
50
Chile
40
Mexico
10
*Provisional estimates as at 27 June 2007.
Source: Governments / UNHCR.
UNHCR Photo Galleries
World Refugee Day 2003 Events in Sweden
Refugee Youth: Building the Future.
Barbara Hendricks
American-Swedish classical singer is supporting UNHCR operations in Africa, Asia and Europe.