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UNHCR says internal displacement affects some 10,000 people in Ukraine
Tuesday 20, May 2014 GENEVA, May 19 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Tuesday said the tension in Ukraine had displaced an estimated 10,000 civilians and added that the number of people affected was continuing to rise. “A needs assessment has recently...
Bulgaria: UNHCR says asylum conditions improved, warns against transfer of vulnerable people
Tuesday 15, April 2014 The UN refugee agency issued its Observations on the Current Situation of Asylum in Bulgaria, noting the numerous improvements that have been made to reception conditions and identifying serious gaps that remained in the national asylum system....
UNHCR report shows leap in asylum applications for industrialized countries
Friday 21, March 2014 GENEVA, March 21 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday issued a report saying there was a sharp rise in asylum claims in 44 industrialized countries over the course of last year, driven primarily by the crisis in Syria. UNHCR’s...
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UNHCR initiates systems to protect refugee women and children from violence
Sunday 22, June 2008 BUDAPEST/LJUBLJANA, June 22 (UNHCR) – When the teachers of eight year old refugee girl Alicia* noticed marks of beatings on her body, they set in motion the standard procedure for such cases in Hungary. They informed the management of the...
“I’ve never been better in worse times”
Friday 11, January 2008 Ljubljana, January 11 (UNHCR) – Elderly refugees cannot integrate without family support. “I have no home to go back to. My children are refugees, scattered all over the world. I am taking care of my health and waiting for the days...
Schengen will not allow refugees to move west
Thursday 6, December 2007 Budapest, December 6 (UNHCR) – On 21 December, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Slovenia will join the European Union’s Schengen-zone. Within this zone travellers can cross borders without passport controls. It is easy to imagine...