News
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...
Asylum claims from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones rise in first half 2014
Friday 26, September 2014 GENEVA, September 26 (UNHCR) –A UNHCR report released on Friday shows that the number of people seeking refugee status in industrialized countries continued to climb in the first half of 2014, driven by the wars in Syria and Iraq...
Colombian Women’s Rights Network to Receive World’s Top Refugee Award
Friday 12, September 2014 UNHCR announces 2014 Nansen Refugee Award The 2014 winner of UNHCR’s Nansen Refugee Award is the Colombian women’s rights group, Red Mariposas de Alas Nuevas Construyendo Futuro – or Butterflies with New Wings Building a...
Human Stories
After a narrow escape and a long journey, a refugee family finds safety
Wednesday 20, June 2012 BUDAPEST, June 20 (UNHCR) – It was almost six o’clock in the morning when Mohammad noticed the front lights of a car far away on the countryside road. He was exhausted having walked the whole night from Serbia to Hungary, braving...
Asylum-seekers treated like criminals in Hungary
Tuesday 24, April 2012 BUDAPEST, April 24 (UNHCR) – When the Somali Bashir* reached the Hungarian border on a foggy October night last year in quest for safety, he did not think he would soon find himself detained in prison-like conditions. Even less did the...
Concerns over the detention and deportation of asylum-seekers in Hungary
Tuesday 24, April 2012 BUDAPEST, April 24 (UNHCR) – UNHCR is today releasing a position paper on the protection environment for refugees and asylum-seekers in Hungary. While highlighting good practices, the paper also indicates areas of concern where progress...