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 a.m. with a...
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 as well...
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 Future (Butterflies),...
Human Stories
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....
Romania’s “Oprah Winfrey” uses TV to shine a spotlight on refugees
Wednesday 6, February 2013 BUCHAREST, Romania, February 6 (UNHCR) – In the bustling television studio moments before a live talk show about stress in Romanian society, host Mbela Nzuzi exudes her usual air of professionalism and warmth, and shows not a trace of...