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Bulgarians urged to “see refugees through new eyes” in media campaign
Monday 24, November 2014 SOFIA, Bulgaria, November 24 (UNHCR) – It’s something nearly every Bulgarian can identify with: a lonely young man, far from home, writing a letter to his mother. “I just wish this emptiness would go away; not everyone accepts me,” laments the...
UNHCR announces push to end statelessness worldwide by end-2024
Tuesday 4, November 2014 Geneva, November 4, (UNHCR) – UNHCR is today launching a global “I Belong” campaign aimed at ending within 10 years the problem of statelessness – a devastating legal limbo for the millions of people worldwide who lack any...
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...
Human Stories
Strong will helps Congolese refugee build a home away from home
Friday 29, March 2013 BUCHAREST, March 29 (UNHCR) – As Romania prepared for general elections in December, a Congolese refugee seemed more concerned than many voters about the fate of his adoptive country. “I asked my colleagues and friends: what do you think about...
Young Afghan refugee rediscovers family warmth in Slovenia
Thursday 14, March 2013 MARIBOR, 14 March 2013 (UNHCR) – Life turned upside down for Mirwais Tokhi in 2009 when he left his family behind in Afghanistan. The young man, now 23, never thought he would again find family warmth and care in a new country. At least, that...
Two men, two conflicts and a long road to safety
Wednesday 13, February 2013 TIMISOARA, 13 February 2013 (UNHCR) – Seeking refuge from wars in their neighboring homelands, Jamal* and Omar* now share a dormitory in a Romanian reception center and the daily trials and occasional joys of life in a new country....