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Poles send over twenty tons of aid to Syrian refugees in Bulgaria
Thursday 16, January 2014 A month ago, Michał Borkiewicz was mainly known as the owner of two trendy clubs in Warsaw. Today, he is also known as the man who can mobilize thousands of people of goodwill to deliver over twenty tons of humanitarian aid for refugees in...
UNHCR calls for temporary halt to Dublin transfers of asylum-seekers back to Bulgaria
Friday 3, January 2014 GENEVA, January 3 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency today issued a position paper urging States participating in the Dublin Regulation to temporarily suspend transfers of asylum-seekers back to Bulgaria. The agency concluded that asylum-seekers in...
A family that fled war in Syria hopes for a better future in Poland
Friday 27, December 2013 WARSAW, December 27 (UNHCR) – A young Syrian family is impatiently waiting for the new year to come. In the first weeks of 2014, their new baby will be born and they also expect to receive the decision on their asylum claim. Now that...
Human Stories
From Dadaab to Budapest: A Refugee Girl’s Journey to EU Citizenship
Monday 7, July 2008 Looking for new clothes in the shops of Budapest, Samira Németh (18) looks like any other teenager. She can hardly believe her change of circumstances. Samira is now a Hungarian citizen, reunited with her brother and the many relatives she did not...
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...