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UNHCR urges suspension of transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary under Dublin
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today called for a temporary suspension of all transfers of asylum-seekers to Hungary from other European States under the Dublin Regulation.
Special Envoy Angelina Jolie renews UNHCR contract, says ‘I’m with you for life’
During a visit to the UN Refugee Agency’s headquarters in Geneva, Jolie urged staff to step forward and ‘say who we are and who we fight for and work even harder.’
UNHCR deeply concerned by Hungary plans to detain all asylum seekers
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Cécile Pouilly – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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...