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Needs soar as number of Syrian refugees tops 3 million
Monday 1, September 2014 GENEVA, August 29 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency reports that Syria’s intensifying refugee crisis will today pass a record 3 million people, amid reports of horrifying conditions inside the country. These include cities where...
UNHCR urges Ukraine to establish central registration system as internal displacement tops 117,000
Wednesday 6, August 2014 GENEVA, August 5 (UNHCR) – Amid a worsening situation in eastern Ukraine, the UN refugee agency on Tuesday estimated that more than 117,000 people are now displaced inside Ukraine. “In the past seven days more than 6,200 people...
UNHCR urges Europe to do more to help Syrian refugees
Monday 14, July 2014 GENEVA, 11 July (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday called for European nations to do more to help Syrian refugees who are trying in growing numbers to reach the safety of Europe. A new report, Syrian Refugees in Europe: What Europe can do...
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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 children.”...
Refugees in Poland sleeping rough
Wednesday 8, February 2012 WARSAW, February 8 (UNHCR) – Homeless refugees in Poland sleep in shelters, squatted buildings, train stations or even night buses. One third of those granted asylum may be homeless. Zeynab* and her twenty-something son Akhmad spend...