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Time running out to resolve refugee emergency in Europe
Monday 21, September 2015 GENEVA, Sept 18 (UNHCR) – Following yesterday’s mayhem on the Serbian border with Croatia, which has closed some entry points, the UN refugee agency today issued a stark warning that time was running out for Europe to resolve...
UNHCR urges Europe to change course on refugee crisis
Thursday 17, September 2015 UNHCR reiterates its deep conviction that only a united European emergency response can address the present refugee and migration crisis. Individual measures by individual countries will not solve the problem but will make an already...
Statement by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR’s Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Wednesday 9, September 2015 We have met the authorities here in Budapest and have offered UNHCR’s assistance to deal with the increasing number of refugees and migrants arriving in Hungary. We have repeated our call for simplifying and streamlining registration,...
Human Stories
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Polish city gives Syrian poet peace and space to speak out
Poet Kholoud Charaf is using a two-year residency in Kraków to highlight the suffering of those forced to flee the conflict in her homeland.
Under pressure, university closes its doors to refugee students
With the suspension of the Central European University’s Open Learning Initiative, refugees have lost a unique opportunity to continue their studies and contribute to the region.