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A healthy Syrian boy was born on 4 Nov in Slavonski Brod hospital on the same day when his family arrived in the Winter Transit Center.
news Radio Osijek, 04 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )http://radio.hrt.hr/radio-osijek/clanak/u-slavonskom-brodu-roen-mali-sirijac/105054/ -
A childhood regained on Kos
news UNHCR, 11 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )KOS, Greece, Nov 11, (UNHCR) – Although he is only 14 years old, Samir's face shows a maturity and a seriousness well beyond his age. He has experienced far too much for a child. "I have seen many scary things," the Afghan orphan told the UN refugee agency recently in a transit facility for unacc... -
Miracle Ali’s Nightmare at Sea
news UNHCR, 14 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )Just 40 days old, a boy with Down’s Syndrome may never remember his journey to Europe. His parents will never forget it. -
Superhero To The Rescue
news UNHCR, 04 Nov 2015 (8 years ago )Volunteer Ali dons a wetsuit and heads out into choppy surf off Lesvos to help boatloads of refugees reach the Greek shore safely. Those he helps call him a “superhero,” but Ali, an Iraqi who now lives in Denmark, says he is just “a little kid” prepared to give his life to help others. See the v... -
High Commissioner welcomes Turkish work permits for Syrian refugees
news UNHCR, 18 Jan 2016 (8 years ago )ISTANBUL, Jan 17, 2016 – In a major shift of policy, the Turkish Government has published new regulations which will allow many of the 2.5 million Syrian refugees in the country to apply for work permits. Registered Syrian refugees who have been in Turkey for at least six months will be allowed t... -
UNHCR Statement on the Situation in Turkey
news UNHCR, 09 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )Geneva/ Ankara, 9 February 2015 – UNHCR expresses its gratitude for the generosity shown by the Turkish authorities and people towards the Syrian refugees they have been hosting for the last five years. UNHCR appreciates that Turkey is continuing to give access to humanitarian and medical cases desp... -
UNHCR concerned by build up along borders and additional hardships for refugees and asylum seekers
news UNHCR, 23 Feb 2016 (8 years ago )UNHCR is concerned by recent restrictive practices adopted in a number of European countries that are placing additional undue hardships on refugees and asylum-seekers across Europe, creating chaos at several border points, and putting particular pressure on Greece as it struggles to deal with large... -
UNHCR warns of imminent humanitarian crisis in Greece amid disarray in Europe over asylum
news UNHCR, 01 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )Briefing Notes, 1 March 2016 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 1 March 2016, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR is warning today that Europe is on the cusp of a largely self-induce... -
Filippo Grandi says he is "deeply concerned about any arrangement that would involve the blanket return of anyone from one country to anothe...
news UNHCR, 08 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )Statements by High Commissioner, 8 March 2016 Mr. President, Thank you for welcoming me here. It is an honour for me to be here with you today to mark International Women's Day and to speak about it from the perspective of the United Nations refugee organization. Honourable members of Parli... -
Filippo Grandi says he is "deeply concerned about any arrangement that would involve the blanket return of anyone from one country to anothe...
news UNHCR, 08 Mar 2016 (8 years ago )Statements by High Commissioner, 8 March 2016 Mr. President, Thank you for welcoming me here. It is an honour for me to be here with you today to mark International Women's Day and to speak about it from the perspective of the United Nations refugee organization. Honourable members of Parli...