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UNHCR's Public Information staff in Central Europe strive to provide timely, accurate and newsworthy information on the agency's work at both regional and country level. Some of the news and information are not available from anyone else, making UNHCR an authoritative source of many of the news of the day.
Latest news
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Refugees in Poland sleeping rough
08-02-2012
Homeless refugees in Poland sleep in shelters, squatted buildings, train stations or even night buses. One third of those granted asylum may be homeless.
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What is your citizenship? Unknown
22-12-2011
„Citizenship of the child unknown”, reads the birth certificate of the three-month-old Glody born to Congolese refugee parents in Hungary due to a gap in nationality legislation.
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Every minute, eight people flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution
24-11-2011
We believe even 1 is too many.
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Asylum trends in industrialized countries
18-10-2011
Countries in Central Europe saw a drop in asylum applications in first half of 2011, while globally applications have increased in industrialized countries.
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Budapest remembers a “realistic visionary”
11-10-2011
Event honours the legacy of the first High Commissioner for Refugees Fridtjof Nansen.
