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UNHCR urges humane treatment for refugees, urges collective action on issue
Wednesday 26, August 2015 GENEVA, Aug 25 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency stressed on Tuesday that it was working closely with the Serb authorities to help meet the needs of more than 10,000 refugees and others who have arrived in Serbia in recent days...
Lending a hand in Hungary
Wednesday 15, July 2015 It is dusk by the time volunteers arrive at a busy square in central Budapest. With them, they carry hot food and fresh water – nothing short of a lifeline for the tired and hungry refugee families who are there to meet them. Little children...
Total number of Syrian refugees exceeds 4 million
Thursday 9, July 2015 The number of refugees fleeing the conflict in Syria to neighbouring countries has now passed four million, confirming that crisis as the world’s single largest refugee crisis for almost a quarter of a century under UNHCR’s mandate. New...
Human Stories
No black and white distinctions in Hungarian film on integration
Drama featuring amateur actors wins praise for nuanced portrayal of both refugees and Hungarians.
UNHCR billboards encourage Hungarians to get to know real refugees
Wednesday 10, June 2015 Beginning next week, UNHCR will encourage Budapest residents to learn more about extraordinary refugees who found a home in Hungary and contribute to this country. Commuters can “meet” refugees along two Budapest subway lines; UNHCR’s refugee...
Ukrainians: rejected at home but Poland says they are not refugees
Thursday 30, April 2015 BIAŁA PODLASKA, Poland, April 28 (UNHCR) – Siarhiy’s back and legs hurt so much he has to cling to his heavy wooden crutches for relief even when sitting. But the pain you can’t see is worse – the trauma of being treated as a foreigner in his...