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UNHCR urges Bulgarian parliamentary committee to uphold human rights of refugees
Wednesday 11, December 2013 SOFIA, 11 December 2013 (UNHCR) – As the world marks International Human Rights Day this week, the UN refugee agency is urging the Human Rights Committee of Bulgaria’s National Assembly to remember the human rights of refugees and...
UNHCR launches emergency operation to improve conditions for refugees and asylum-seekers in Bulgaria
Friday 6, December 2013 SOFIA, December 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency announced today that it was providing emergency assistance in Bulgaria to improve living conditions and the protection situation for refugees and asylum-seekers. Bulgaria is currently hosting...
Partners in a new life
Thursday 5, December 2013 BUDAPEST, December 5 (UNHCR) – There are few challenges in life as daunting and rewarding as integrating into a new country as a refugee. But the challenges and rewards are not limited to those doing the integrating. Behind many integrated...
Human Stories
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...