News
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...
Number of displaced Ukrainians above half million
Wednesday 3, September 2014 GENEVA, September 2 (UNHCR) – Fighting in eastern Ukraine, in particular around Donetsk, Luhansk and neighbouring towns, is driving more people from their homes and increasing the need for humanitarian aid. The conflict has...
Human Stories
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...
Giving back: Iraqi refugee helps others navigate school system in Hungary
Tuesday 17, April 2012 BUDAPEST, April 17 (UNHCR) – “Iraqi families do not come to Europe to picnic” said Iraqi refugee and father of two Abdulrahman Hassan. “They need a safe place to live and to ensure a future for their...