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Desperate refugees and migrants in Serbia face freezing temperatures
Serbian authorities, together with UNHCR and partners, step up efforts to extend capacity in emergency shelters for hundreds sleeping rough.
UNHCR: Changes to the Aliens Act would jeopardize the right to asylum
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UNHCR calls for help for refugees facing European winter freeze
The UN Refugee Agency urges governments to do more to help and protect refugees and migrants battling freezing temperatures in Europe.
Human Stories
Ukrainians: rejected at home but Poland says they are not refugees
Thursday 30, April 2015 BIAŁA PODLASKA, Poland, April 28 (UNHCR) – Siarhiy’s back and legs hurt so much he has to cling to his heavy wooden crutches for relief even when sitting. But the pain you can’t see is worse – the trauma of being...
Bangladeshi family cooks up success in Hungary – in any language
Monday 13, April 2015 BUDAPEST, Hungary, April 10, 2015 (UNHCR) – Family conversation in the miniscule kitchen above the Bangladeshi restaurant in downtown Budapest sounds more like a UN debate than an exchange among close relatives. “A client...
Iranian asylum-seeker in Hungary uses sport to heal body and soul
Monday 30, March 2015 VAMOSSZABADI, Hungary, March 30 (UNHCR) – Najib,* a tall, muscular man, sits in the small gym where he exercises, telling a horrifying tale of arbitary punishment against his wife in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Only his passion...