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UNHCR urges Europe to change course on refugee crisis
Thursday 17, September 2015 UNHCR reiterates its deep conviction that only a united European emergency response can address the present refugee and migration crisis. Individual measures by individual countries will not solve the problem but will make an already...
At Serbian border, flow of refugees continued unabated into Hungary
Wednesday 9, September 2015 RÖSZKE, HUNGARY, Sept 7 (UNHCR) – Train tracks connect the two countries, and a razor wire fence separates them. But the razor wire opens for the tracks, and groups –sometimes even crowds – of...
Statement by Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR’s Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Refugee Crisis in Europe
Wednesday 9, September 2015 We have met the authorities here in Budapest and have offered UNHCR’s assistance to deal with the increasing number of refugees and migrants arriving in Hungary. We have repeated our call for simplifying and streamlining registration,...
Human Stories
The Timisoara ETC: a gateway to freedom and a new life
Wednesday 14, August 2013 TIMISOARA, Romania, 14 August (UNHCR) – Mohamed, a 28-year-old Sudanese man, came to Timisoara’s Emergency Transit Centre (ETC) in March after spending almost two years in Salloum, a harsh desert camp located along the...
1 family: UNHCR launches new social advocacy campaign
Thursday 13, June 2013 BUDAPEST, 13 June 2013 (UNHCR) – A week ahead of World Refugee Day (June 20) the UNHCR has launched a new social advocacy campaign to highlight the impact of war on families. The 1family campaign features refugee stories from around...
Sanctuary and Sustenance: a powerful multimedia artwork on show for World Refugee Day
Thursday 20, June 2013 BUDAPEST, 20 June [updated 21 June] (UNHCR) – In Budapest, Prague, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Sofia and Bucharest, UNHCR is projecting a spectacular outdoor multimedia artwork on the facades of churches, universities, town halls and other key...