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Statistics on refugees and asylum-seekers in Northern Europe
30.09.2019The latest UNHCR Northern Europe Fact Sheets provide a statistical overview concerning asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons in the region.
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Higher education opens doors for refugees in Rwanda
04.02.2019UNHCR’s partner Kepler provides refugees access to internationally recognized degrees and helps them transform their lives.
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Statistics on refugees and asylum-seekers in Northern Europe
29.10.2018The UNHCR Northern Europe latest factsheets provide a statistical overview concerning asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons in the region.
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Statistics on refugees and asylum-seekers in the Northern Europe region
12.04.2018The UNHCR Northern Europe factsheets give an overview of the 2017 data concerning asylum-seekers, refugees and stateless persons in the region.
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New Regional Representative of the UNHCR Northern Europe office
29.03.2018Mr. Nordentoft, a Danish national, brings more than thirty years of experience in refugee, asylum, and migration policy to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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“No one should have to risk their life to reunite with their family”
01.02.2018With her own life in danger, Manal made a decision no mother should have to make: she fled to safety in Denmark, leaving her children behind.
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Journeys to Europe more diverse, but all high risk for refugees and migrants
21.08.2017Latest data on refugees and migrants entering and crossing Europe via the Mediterranean and Western Balkans routes.
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UN seeks $4.63 billion to aid Syrian refugees and host nations
24.01.2017Funding appeal launched at Helsinki event seeks to ease desperate plight of 4.7 million refugees and neighbouring countries hosting them.
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A visit for better quality
10.10.2016What is the best way to prepare before conducting an interview with an asylum-seeker? This was just one of several questions that were raised when representatives working with the asylum process in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania visisted the Swedish Migration Agency. Their aim is to improve the quality of the whole process.
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Quiet librarian and outspoken Syrian artist form unlikely bond
04.09.2016Gay refugee who fled bombs and persecution finds safety and support in Sweden.
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Denmark contributes with USD 3 million to UNHCR emergency operations in Africa
Recurrent conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), South Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR) in the last couple of months have put additional pressure on UNHCR’s emergency operations in the region.
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Estonia donates EUR 50,000 to Syrian refugees in Jordan
As part of the international community’s emergency response to Syria, the Republic of Estonia has donated EUR 50,000 (USD: 64, 350) to UNHCR to assist and protect Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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Finland strengthens its support to UNHCR
UNHCR thanks Finland for its significant support to UNHCR. Finland recently donated USD 12.4 million to the Syria crisis and for UNHCR operations in Africa and Asia, adding to the support so far of USD 22.4 million in 2014.
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UNHCR’s Guterres: Syria refugees reach one million
Data received from UNHCR’s offices in the Syria region shows that the number of Syrians either registered as refugees or being assisted as such has now reached the one million mark.
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Iceland supports UNHCR with ISK 6.5 million for the Syria Crisis
Iceland contributes with US $51,000 to UNHCR to help Syrian refugees during severe winter conditions.
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‘Art for Social Change’: Positive experience in Latvia inspires Swede to coach young refugees in Norrköping
When Carl Biörsmark graduated from high school in the eighties in Norrköping, Sweden, he didn’t envisage that in 30 years he would become one of the first integration coaches in the country.
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Lithuania donates €50,000 to UNHCR to help people forced to flee their homes in Ukraine
At the end of December 2014, the Republic of Lithuania donated €50,000 to the UNHCR Internally Displaced People (IDPS) Operation in Ukraine. This donation is amongst the largest contributions Lithuania has made to UNHCR’s humitarian operations.
