Hungarian volunteers offer warm welcome for refugees
Meals, advice, shelter -- and smiles -- provided to those fearing only cold shoulders.
View ArticleUNHCR deeply concerned by Hungary plans to detain all asylum seekers
UNHCR is deeply concerned at a new law which has been voted this morning at the Hungarian Parliament and which foresees the mandatory detention of all asylum seekers, including many children, for the...
View ArticleUNHCR 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. The Dublin regulation is an...
View ArticleThe Hungarian entrepreneur who styled a new life in Canada
Fifty years ago, a boy fled Hungary and found sanctuary in Canada. Now he is living his dream by running his own business.
View ArticleOn visit to Hungary, UNHCR Chief calls for end to detention and greater...
Grandi calls on Hungary to improve access for people seeking asylum and to do away with its so-called border "transit zones".
View ArticleUNHCR report details changes in refugee and migrant risky journeys to Europe
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows changes in the routes used by refugees and migrants to reach Europe during the third quarter of 2017. “Over the past months, the sea...
View ArticleBishops offer 'room at the inn' to refugees in Hungary
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself 'illiberal', religious leaders are speaking up.
View ArticleHungarian elderly help refugees find new purpose
In caring for others, refugees leave traumas behind and gain new friends in 'sceptical' Hungary.
View ArticleHungary: UNHCR dismayed over further border restrictions and draft law...
UNHCR calls on the Government of Hungary to withdraw a proposed bill that would deprive refugees of vital support from NGOs and civil society.
View ArticleUNHCR Desperate Journeys report provides snapshot of changing refugee...
Despite a drop in the number of refugees and migrants reaching Europe last year, the dangers many face along the way have in some cases increased, according to a new report by UNHCR, the UN Refugee...
View ArticleUNHCR urges Hungary to withdraw draft law impacting refugees
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is calling on the Government of Hungary to withdraw a package of laws set to be introduced in the Hungarian Parliament that would significantly restrict the ability of...
View ArticleFashion stardom beckons for Somali refugee in Hungary
A new documentary tracks Kafia Mahdi's path from child refugee to in-demand model.
View ArticleHungary's coerced removal of Afghan families deeply shocking
Hungary’s actions overnight to force two asylum-seeking Afghan families to leave the country under duress is deeply shocking and a flagrant violation of international and EU law, the UN Refugee Agency...
View ArticleUNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and...
Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support
View ArticleAccess to asylum further at stake in Hungary - UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned about a legislative development in Hungary, the adoption on 17 June of the Act LVIII on Transitional Rules and Epidemiological Preparedness related to the...
View ArticleUNHCR concerned by Hungary's latest measures affecting access to asylum
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, deplores the recent decision of the Hungarian government to extend a decree that authorizes the police to automatically and summarily remove anyone intercepted for...
View ArticleIranian father and son re-enact their story for Hungarian theatre goers
Iranian refugee Abouzar and his son, Armin, chose to stay in Hungary despite being detained at the border for 18 months. A new theatre production offers some clues as to why.
View ArticleUN seeks US$1.7 billion as humanitarian needs soar in Ukraine and...
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched coordinated emergency appeals for a combined US$1.7 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian support to people in Ukraine and refugees in...
View ArticleUNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighbouring countries
Around 660,000 refugees have now fled Ukraine to neighboring countries in the past six days, according to the latest government data compiled by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. At this rate, the...
View ArticleMayor of Hungarian border town gears up to welcome Ukrainian refugees
László Helmeczi was used to dealing with the routine concerns of a few thousand residents, until he found himself on the frontline of an international humanitarian crisis.
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