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	<title>UNHCR urges local authorities to step up efforts to curb xenophobia in Białystok</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is deeply concerned over the brutal attack against refugees and urges the authorities to identify and prosecute the perpetrators and promote tolerance ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>A refugee in Poland savours his first legal job, aims for the stars</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Mehmet has overcome many challenges to land a secure job selling kitchenware in Warsaw, giving him independence and a chance to pursue his dream of an acting career ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Strong will helps Congolese refugee build a home away from home</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BRD bank clerk overcomes homesickness to build a new life in Romania and learns the secrets of distilling a good “tzuica” ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:57:30 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Syria conflict contributing to rising asylum claims in industrialized countries</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ New and old conflicts, including those in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia contributed to an eight per cent increase in asylum applications in industrialized countries in 2012 ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:13:09 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Young Afghan refugee rediscovers family warmth in Slovenia</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2013/young-afghan-refugee-rediscovers-family-warmth-in-slovenia.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A Slovene mother opens her heart, family and home to a young refugee helping him put the pieces of his broken life back together and rebuild his life in his new country ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:21:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Two men, two conflicts and a long road to safety</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2013/two-men-two-conflicts-and-a-long-road-to-safety.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Two university graduates fleeing violence in the Middle East share the daily trials of life as asylum-seekers in Romania. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:59:01 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Romania’s “Oprah Winfrey” uses TV to shine a spotlight on refugees</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2013/romanias-oprah-winfrey-uses-tv-to-shine-a-spotlight-on-refugees.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Mbela Nzuzi arrived in Romania in 1997 as a refugee. Today she is a TV star, hosting an hour long talkshow "Restart Romania". ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:13:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Liberty is the best alternative - Q&amp;A with Gottfried Koefner, UNHCR's Regional Representative for Central Europe</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/liberty-is-the-best-alternative-qanda-with-gottfried-koefner-unhcrs-regional-representative-for-central-europe.html</link>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Pizzeria job offers Somali refugee a lifeline to self-reliance</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ An Italian restaurant in Slovenia gives a young Somali refugee the chance to rebuild his life, pizza by pizza ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Detention should be a measure of last resort</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/detention-should-be-a-measure-of-last-resort.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Representatives of UNHCR and human rights NGOs tried to encourage governments in Central Europe to curb the detention of asylum-seekers and use alternative solutions ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:03:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Young Hungarians find volunteering to help refugees an enriching experience</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ On World Volunteer Day, three young volunteers in Budapest talk about why they signed up to tutor refugees and how the experience has touched their lives. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Syria crisis: UNHCR urges EU states to uphold Common Asylum System principles</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ In many EU countries, Syrians tend to receive only tolerated stay or subsidiary protection instead of full refugee status, leaving them with generally less or no rights ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:37:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Bulgaria organizes first ever job fair for refugees</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/bulgaria-organizes-first-ever-job-fair-for-refugees.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Eleven women get a chance to prove their skills through the first ever refugee job fair in Bulgaria ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR concerned at detention of asylum-seekers, releases new guidelines</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/unhcr-concerned-at-detention-of-asylum-seekers-releases-new-guidelines.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The new UNHCR guidelines on detention make clear that seeking asylum is not a criminal act and indefinite and mandatory forms of detention are prohibited under international law ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Learning through giving: student helps asylum-seekers learn Hungarian</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/learning-through-giving-student-helps-asylum-seekers-learn-hungarian.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Twenty-one-year-old Patrícia vividly remembers the words of the social worker on her first day in the Debrecen Reception Centre for Asylum-Seekers ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>A persecuted Iraqi journalist forges a new life in Romania</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/a-persecuted-iraqi-journalist-forges-a-new-life-in-romania.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ An Iraqi journalist is targeted, kidnapped and held captive for three months before escaping. After a perilous journey, he finds refuge in Romania ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Border guards at summer school learn a new approach to asylum-seekers</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/border-guards-at-summer-school-learn-a-new-approach-to-asylum-seekers.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ At a summer school in Bucharest, border guards learn how to spot asylum-seekers amidst irregular migrants ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jul 2012 13:33:46 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Slovakia increases capacity of refugee transit centre in Humenné</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/slovakia-increases-capacity-of-refugee-transit-centre-in-humenne.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A new agreement means that fifty percent more refugees in emergency situation can find a temporary safe haven in Slovakia ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>After a narrow escape and a long journey, a refugee family finds safety</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/after-a-narrow-escape-and-a-long-journey-a-refugee-family-finds-safety.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Mohammad fled Sri Lanka with his wife after he had been accused of helping the Tamil Tigers. They reached the Hungarian border just hours before Sitara gave birth to their daughter ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Thousands mark World Refugee Day in Central Europe</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/thousands-mark-world-refugee-day-in-central-europe.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A menagerie of events from an installation of a giant suitcase to exhibitions of children’s artwork helped shine the spotlight on refugee dilemmas, as Central Europe marks World Refugee Day ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Global Trends Report: 800,000 new refugees in 2011, highest this century</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/global-trends-report-800000-new-refugees-in-2011-highest-this-century.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A report released today by UNHCR shows 2011 to have been a record year for forced displacement, with more people becoming refugees than at any time since 2000 ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:00:17 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UN refugee agency launches campaign about refugee dilemmas</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/un-refugee-agency-launches-campaign-about-refugee-dilemmas.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The UN refugee agency has launched an online campaign in Central Europe to raise public awareness about the life-and-death decisions refugees face ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Statelessness in black and white</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/statelessness-in-black-and-white.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Photo exhibition in Budapest shows the human toll of statelessness around the world ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Bulgaria opens long-awaited centre for asylum-seekers</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/bulgaria-opens-long-awaited-centre-for-asylum-seekers.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A new transit centre close to the Bulgarian-Turkish border provides an alternative to detention for people seeking protection. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 16:44:12 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Asylum-seekers treated like criminals in Hungary</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/asylum-seekers-treated-like-criminals-in-hungary.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ When the Somali Bashir* reached the Hungarian border on a foggy October night in quest for safety, he did not think he would soon find himself detained in prison-like conditions. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Concerns over the detention and deportation of asylum-seekers in Hungary</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/concerns-over-the-detention-and-deportation-of-asylum-seekers-in-hungary.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE – UNHCR calls for urgent steps to bring the protection environment in line with international standards in Hungary. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Transit through Slovakia gives Afghan women a second chance</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/transit-through-slovakia-gives-afghan-women-a-second-chance.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Afghan refugees, all single women with children, arrive at a transit centre in Slovakia before resettlement elsewhere. They had spent years in Iran after fleeing conflict at home. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:30:47 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Giving back: Iraqi refugee helps others navigate school system in Hungary</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Father of two Hassan learnt from own experience and resolved to help other refugee parents find proper education for their children in their new home country. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Asylum claims drop in Central Europe in 2011</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/asylum-claims-drop-in-central-europe-in-2011.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The number of asylum claims lodged across seven countries in Central Europe decreased by nine per cent in 2011 despite a 20 per cent increase in industrialized countries globally. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:14:14 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Refugees in Poland sleeping rough</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2012/refugees-in-poland-sleeping-rough.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Homeless refugees in Poland sleep in shelters, squatted buildings, train stations or even night buses. One third of those granted asylum may be homeless. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>What is your citizenship? Unknown</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/what-is-your-citizenship-unknown.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ „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. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Every minute, eight people flee their homes to escape conflict or persecution</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ We believe even 1 is too many. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Asylum trends in industrialized countries</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/asylum-trends-in-industrialized-countries.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Countries in Central Europe saw a drop in asylum applications in first half of 2011, while globally applications have increased in industrialized countries. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:40:32 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Budapest remembers a “realistic visionary”</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/budapest-remembers-a-realistic-visionary.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Event honours the legacy of the first High Commissioner for Refugees Fridtjof Nansen. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:31:20 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>"A chance to get to know each other": Exhibition shows diversity of Africans in Poland</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/a-chance-to-get-to-know-each-other-exhibition-shows-diversity-of-africans-in-poland.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Outdoor photography exhibition challenges stereotypes with a diverse view of Africans in Poland.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Life-saving Yemeni group wins 2011 Nansen Refugee Award</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE – GENEVA, September 13 (UNHCR) – Thousands of refugees owe their survival to the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity, winner of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Navigating the unknown – life as a stateless person in Budapest</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/navigating-the-unknown-life-as-a-stateless-person-in-budapest.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, August 25 (UNHCR) – Life remains a daily struggle for Mariana in Hungary as so little is understood about her stateless status, even by government officials. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:25:35 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR launches campaign to combat statelessness</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/unhcr-launches-campaign-to-combat-statelessness.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE – BUDAPEST, August 25 (UNHCR) – Several thousand people in Central Europe remain without a nationality or at risk of becoming stateless. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:14:07 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Reflections on the tragedy in Norway</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/reflections-on-the-tragedy-in-norway.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ GENEVA, August 3 (UNHCR) – Op-Ed by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres – That a country such as Norway should be subjected to such an utterly brutal and nihilistic attack is the cruellest of ironies.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR marks 60th anniversary of Refugee Convention</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/unhcr-marks-60th-anniversary-of-refugee-convention.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE - GENEVA, July 28 (UNHCR)– The Geneva Refugee Convention marks its 60th anniversary today as forced displacement remains persistent and becomes increasingly complex. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 09:24:10 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Common European Asylum System closer than before</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/common-european-asylum-system-closer-than-before.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ WARSAW, July 19 (UNHCR) – The challenges and the development of the Common European Asylum System were discussed at the Asylum Conference of the Polish EU-Presidency in Warsaw. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR issues recommendations as Poland starts EU Presidency</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/unhcr-issues-recommendations-as-poland-starts-eu-presidency.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE – BUDAPEST/WARSAW, July 1 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has made recommendations to Poland on taking forward the EU asylum agenda, upon the commencement of its European Union Presidency today. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>A colourful World Refugee Day brings together new alliances in Central Europe</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/a-colourful-world-refugee-day-brings-together-new-alliances-in-central-europe.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, June 20 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency, in its 60th year, and the civil society mark World Refugee Day with a rich and varied programme of activities in Central Europe. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR report: 80% of world’s refugees in developing countries</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/unhcr-report-80-precent-of-worlds-refugees-in-developing-countries.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ PRESS RELEASE – GENEVA, JUNE 20 (UNHCR)- Deep imbalance in international support for the world’s forcibly displaced, with rising anti-refugee sentiment in many industrialized countries. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Kick-off for a new sort of campaign: “I am 1 Who Cares”</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/kick-off-for-a-new-sort-of-campaign-i-am-1-who-cares.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, June 14 (UNHCR) - This slogan is heard and seen across Central Europe as the UN Refugee Agency launches its '1 campaign' globally on June 14. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:55:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Crossing a border irregularly is not a crime for a refugee</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/crossing-a-border-irregularly-is-not-a-crime-for-a-refugee.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST/LYUBIMETS, June 9 (UNHCR) - "There are not only economic migrants and smugglers entering countries irregularly", explains UNHCR's Regional Protection Officer. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:15:19 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Eritrean refugees arrive in Romanian emergency transit centre from Tunisia</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2011/eritrean-refugees-arrive-in-romanian-emergency-transit-centre-from-tunisia.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ TIMISOARA, April 20 (UNHCR) - A first group of 30 Eritrean refugees arrive at a special centre in Romania ahead of resettlement. They spent weeks in Tunisia after fleeing Libya. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR Urges Hungarian Government To Urgently Assist Homeless Refugees</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/unhcr-urges-hungarian-government-to-urgently-assist-homeless-refugees.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ In a dramatic appeal to the Hungarian Government and the Mayor of Budapest, UNHCR requested emergency measures to assist homeless refugees living in the capital. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:51:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Romanian Students  Develop Interest in Refugee Law</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/romanian-students-develop-interest-in-refugee-law.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ "Until this contest, I didn't know that refugee cases could be so complex, as we don't talk about it much at university" ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Humanitarian and Refugee  Law Contest - Second Edition</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/humanitarian-and-refugee-law-contest-second-edition.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The „Nicolae Titulescu" University, in colaboration with UNHCR, the Romanian Red Cross, the National Commission for Humanitarian Law and the Center for Humaniatarian Law within the Romanian Army is organizing the second annual Humaniatarian and Refugee Law contest. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>HIV/AIDS Information for Refugees</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/hivaids-information-for-refugees.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ In Central Europe, governments and NGOs have not focused on awareness raising activities for refugees and asylum seekers so far. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Training for Just and Fair Asylum Procedures in Hungary</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/training-for-just-and-fair-asylum-procedures-in-hungary.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Slow, expensive, ineffective, unfair. These are the words that are very often used to describe refugee protection system - and sometimes rightfully. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:42:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Romanian judges striving to  improve the quality of asylum decisions</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/romanian-judges-striving-to-improve-the-quality-of-asylum-decisions.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Judges and asylum officers in Romania are striving for a humanitarian and compassionate approach towards the asylum seekers they deal with in their profession. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Polish Borders Remain Open to Asylum Seekers</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/polish-borders-remain-open-to-asylum-seekers.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ When Ramzan and his family requested asylum ad the Polish border crossing Terespol a few days ago, they had neither travel documents nor visa. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Hungarian Odyssey for Sick  Bosnians Ends after 17 Years</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/hungarian-odyssey-for-sick-bosnians-ends-after-17-years.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ 19 psychiatric patients who were evacuated from their hospital during the war in 1992, saw the long-awaited end of their Hungarian exile. Last week they were taken back to their former mental ward in near Modriča in North-Eastern Bosnia. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Emergency Transit Center publication launched</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/emergency-transit-center-publication-launched.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ "Bringing Refugees to Safety" is a new brochure showcasing the Emergency Transit Centre (ETC) in Timisoara. Following its international launch in Geneva in late September, the success story of refugee evacuation via Romania has now also been presented to the media and the diplomatic community in Bucharest. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Listen to voices seldom heard</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/listen-to-voices-seldom-heard.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Not too many people know that there are refugees in Central Europe who sleep with earplugs for fear of cockroaches creeping in their ears during the night. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:29:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Evacuated Palestinians  Wish for an ID and a New Life</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/evacuated-palestinians-wish-for-an-id-and-a-new-life.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Caught between the terrors of the past and the hopes of the future, a group of 98 evacuated Palestinian refugees are trying to get used to life in the transit centre of Humenné in eastern Slovakia. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Poland Improving Refugee Education</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/poland-improving-refugee-education.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The Polish Parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on the Educational System this March to remedy the problems of refugee education. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Slovak Offer Enables Palestinians to Leave Desert Camp in Iraq</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/slovak-offer-enables-palestinians-to-leave-desert-camp-in-iraq.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ A cooperation agreement signed on Monday between UNHCR, the Slovak Government and the (International Organisation for Migration) provides the first signal of hope to Palestinian refugees who have been trapped in the desert camp of Al Walid at the Iraqi-Jordanian border for over six years. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Integration Systems in Central Europe at Breaking Point</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/integration-systems-in-central-europe-at-breaking-point.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ "I am not lazy, I work 14 hours a day, but I cannot pay the rent," says Louis*, a 46 year old Iraqi, encircling his little food shop with a desperate gesture. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>A Big Welcome From a Tiny Village</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/a-big-welcome-from-a-tiny-village.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Despite of the rainy weather, everyone seemed happy in Oseček, a tiny village in Eastern Bohemia last Friday. Running around the house, four Burmese kids tried to figure out where their intended bedrooms are. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:17:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Budapest an Excellent Choice for UNHCR</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/budapest-an-excellent-choice-for-unhcr.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ "Budapest was an excellent choice to invest in and the Hungarian Capital is a privileged location," said António Guterres the High Commissioner of UNHCR on Friday, the end of his two-day visit in Hungary. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Largest Quality Improvement Project In EU Asylum History Reached Mid-term</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/largest-quality-improvement-project-in-eu-asylum-history-reached-mid-term.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The largest project UNHCR has ever carried out in Europe to improve first instance asylum decisions simultaneously in several countries has reached mid-term. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Habsburg Empress' Posthumous Donation Benefits Refugee Children</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/habsburg-empress-posthumous-donation-benefits-refugee-children.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ These days, a school in Budapest will receive a donation of more than EUR 8000 from an unexpected corner - from Elisabeth (or Sisi), the popular wife of the Habsburg Emperor Franz Joseph, and Queen of Hungary. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:58:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Quality Initiative for Central European Asylum System is yielding first results</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/quality-initiative-for-central-european-asylum-system-is-yielding-first-results.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Being a decision-maker in asylum procedures is a challenging task, requiring sophisticated legal, social, analytical and personal skills. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:54:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Emergency Transit Center (ETC) officially opened in Timisoara, Romania</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/emergency-transit-center-etc-officially-opened-in-timisoara-romania.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The Northern Romanian city of Timisoara, UNHCR, the Romanian Immigration Office (RIO), and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), organized a press conference on the occasion of the official opening of the Emergency Transit Center (ETC). ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Czech Republic is the Pioneer Of Resettlement to Central Europe</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/czech-republic-is-the-pioneer-of-resettlement-to-central-europe.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ "I am happy that my baby has the chance to start a new life in this safe and friendly place", said Angel*, a young refugee woman, upon her arrival at Prague airport on Thursday. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:47:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Refugees Evacuated from Desert Camp To the Safe Haven in Romania</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/refugees-evacuated-from-desert-camp-to-the-safe-haven-in-romania.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ The lives of 138 refugees from Iraq have improved enormously since their evacuation and temporary placement in the Evacuation Transit Centre (ETC) in Timisoara, Romania. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:48:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Change at the Helm of UNHCR Budapest: Köfner follows Dakin as Regional Representative</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2009/change-at-the-helm-of-unhcr-budapest-köfner-follows-dakin-as-regional-representative.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ January 2009 is bringing about a change at the helm of UNHCR's Regional office for Central Europe in Budapest. As of the beginning of January, Dr. Gottfried Köfner took the post of the Regional Representative. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 22:49:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Christmas celebrations may help refugee integration in Hungary</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, December 22 (UNHCR) - In the refugee reception centres of Bicske, Békéscsaba and Debrecen, the month of December has been the most colourful and happy period of the year for refugee children and their families. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Timisoara receives Sudanese refugees from Iraq</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2008/timisoara-receives-sudanese-refugees-from-iraq.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ TIMISOARA, December 16 (UNHCR) - A group of 97 Sudanese refugees mainly from Darfur, who have been stranded in a makeshift camp in the desert in Iraq since the late 1980s, departed this morning for Romania via Jordan. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Central Europe's fourth Border Monitoring Agreement signed in Slovenia</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ LJUBLJANA, October 2 (UNHCR) - Yesterday UNHCR's Regional Representative for Central Europe, Mr. Lloyd Dakin, and the General Director of the Slovene Police, Mr. Jože Romšek, signed a Joint Agreement that will facilitate cooperation at Slovenia's external EU border to make sure that asylum seekers have access to the country and to the asylum procedure. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>How good are refugee status decisions in Central and Eastern Europe?</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2008/how-good-are-refugee-status-decisions-in-central-and-eastern-europe.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Budapest, September 17 (UNHCR) - A unique international project has been launched today in Budapest to review and develop the quality of asylum status decisions in eight European Union countries. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:13:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Intercultural dialogue with refugees</title>
	<link>http://www.unhcr-centraleurope.org/en/news/2008/intercultural-dialogue-with-refugees.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, 9 September (UNHCR) – Intercultural Dialogue addresses one of UNHCR's main protection concerns in the region: widespread xenophobic attitudes and enormous difficulties refugees face at integration. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Human race in Warsaw: every step helped Chad's refugee children</title>
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	<title>Under-funding leads to trouble in Hungarian reception centres</title>
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	<title>Agreement on border monitoring ensures that refugees have access to Romanian territory</title>
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	<title>From Dadaab to Budapest: A Refugee Girl's Journey to EU Citizenship</title>
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	<title>UNHCR initiates systems to protect refugee women and children from violence</title>
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	<title>A marathon of support - a TV spot on refugees</title>
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	<title>Agreement on first European Evacuation Transit Centre signed in Bucharest</title>
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	<title>UNHCR: refugee integration should start as early as possible</title>
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	<title>Bulgaria has started rejecting Iraqi asylum applications</title>
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	<title>Chechen arrivals in Poland are back to normal</title>
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	<title>Guterres: The EU needs to harmonise asylum systems</title>
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	<title>High Commissioner impressed by staff and premises of new Budapest Service Center</title>
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	<title>UNHCR's new centre in Budapest ready for official inauguration</title>
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	<title>New camp setup in Hungary sends refugees on the move</title>
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	<title>“I've never been better in worse times”</title>
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	<title>UNHCR concerned about new asylum law in Slovenia</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, January 3 (UNHCR) - UNHCR is strongly concerned about a number of the provisions in Slovenia's new Law on International Protection that comes into force on 4 January. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:20:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>UNHCR recommendations to new EU Presidency</title>
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	<title>Schengen will not allow refugees to move west</title>
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	<title>UNHCR calls for better safety and security for community shelter</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, November 6 (UNHCR) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is deeply shocked by the murder of a Serbian asylum-seeker in the Nyirbàtor Open Community Shelter last Saturday. ]]></description>
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	<title>Going to school is the best thing that can happen to a refugee child</title>
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	<title>Preparations for UNHCR's Global Service Centre in Budapest are well under way</title>
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	<title>New asylum laws bringing good and bad news for refugees</title>
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	<title>Rock fans meet UNHCR in Budapest</title>
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	<title>UNHCR proposes 10 Point Plan of Action for Eastern and South Eastern borders of EU</title>
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	<title>UNHCR / IPU Handbook for parliamentarians launched in Hungary</title>
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	<title>132 UNHCR staff to be posted in Budapest in 2008</title>
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	<title>Slovenia could resolve the problem of the “erased” soon</title>
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	<title>Training refugees for the Hungarian labour market</title>
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	<title>Slovenian authorities turned legal resident into asylum seeker</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Roma fleeing from Hungary to Sweden: extreme poverty uproots communities</title>
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	<title>Young asylum seekers and their teachers face a test in some European nations</title>
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	<title>Blaze destroys refugee reception centre in Slovakia, no casualties</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ GENEVA, September 12 (UNHCR) - Refugee children playing with a lighter are believed to have started a fire that destroyed a refugee reception centre in Slovakia. ]]></description>
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	<title>Fortress Europe: The wall is getting higher</title>
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	<title>Uzbek refugees wait in Romania for resettlement: “I went to the bazaar and ended up in a refugee camp”</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ TIMISOARA, February 7 (UNHCR) – In the reception centre that has been home to hundreds of Uzbek refugees since they arrived in Romania this summer, 3-month-old Islam is known as “our little prince.” ]]></description>
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	<title>For Chechens, Poland is not west enough</title>
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	<title>Muslim refugees strive to maintain Ramadan traditions in Hungarian centres</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, November 3 (UNHCR) – “Ramadan is about belonging together, and about the importance of the community and the family,” explains Abdul, an Afghan refugee living in the Békéscsaba refugee reception centre in south-eastern Hungary. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:52:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Abused woman granted refugee status in Hungary</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, November 1 (UNHCR) - Tormented, ostracized, shamed and illiterate Azita may be - but her will is unbroken. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:38:00 +0100</pubDate>
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	<title>Taking the temperature of the world's refugees</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, October 28 (UNHCR) – “I am a car mechanic, but my diploma is not acknowledged in Slovenia, so I cannot get a suitable job," said a recognized African refugee.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2005 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Not everyone flies from the cuckoo's nest</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ DEBRECEN, August 26 (UNHCR) - The 40 patients fled to Hungary in 1992 when their mental ward in Jakes, northern Bosnia, was evacuated because of the war raging in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Hungary sees need for better integration as more refugees stay</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, July 28 (UNHCR) – “I know that I came by my own decision. Hungary did not invite me to come. So I cannot ask for too much, but a little kick would help our integration a lot,” says Arkan Al-Hassani*, an Iraqi refugee in Hungary. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate>
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	<title>Asylum in Hungary: Crisis averted but challenges emerging</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ BUDAPEST, May 18 (UNHCR) – When Hungary joined the European Union in May last year, it expected a surge of people seeking asylum.  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2005 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate>
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