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UNHCR saddened by death of baby Kosovar asylum-seeker in Hungary
Budapest, Hungary, 25 February, 2015 – The UN refugee agency extends its sympathy to the Kosovar family whose 18-month-old baby girl died of pneumonia at an open reception centre in Hungary where they were awaiting a decision on their asylum application. Five members...
Generosity of Ukrainians helps displaced face winter cold
Wednesday 18, February 2015 KHARKIV, Ukraine, February 11 (UNHCR) – In a room piled to the ceiling with clothes, a bearded man with a grey ponytail is trying on winter coats. Gennady, an architect and graphic artist in his early fifties, is in desperate need...
Ukraine internal displacement nears 1 million as fighting escalates in Donetsk region
Monday 9, February 2015 KIEV, Ukraine, February 6 (UNHCR)– The UN refugee agency reported on Friday that fighting in eastern Ukraine’s Donetsk region is creating new displacement and pushing the number of registered internally displaced people (IDP) close...
Human Stories
Afghan trainee chef has the recipe to make it in Hungary
Tuesday 28, October 2014 BUDAPEST, Hungary, October 27 (UNHCR) – Six years ago, Zia Karimi was a teenager in Pakistan, his life in turmoil after fleeing persecution and violence in Afghanistan. Now he is a trainee chef in a top Budapest hotel with his own...
From Ironman to doctor – Romanian hospitality may make it possible
BAIA MARE, Romania, October 13, (UNHCR). After three years in Romania, a young Iranian refugee has found his adopted country to be a welcoming place – once that may even allow him to accomplish his dream of becoming a doctor. Kamal Saadik’s day starts at 5 a.m. with a...
Together again in Slovenia
Tuesday 27, May 2014 LJUBLJANA, May 22 (UNHCR) – Being separated from loved ones is an excruciating part of being a refugee. But a special partnership in Slovenia is bringing together families in emotional reunions that are, for the people involved, the next...