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Afghan refugees salvage their belongings from the mud. © A. Fazzina for UNHCR/ Noor/ August 2010 |
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3 September 2010
Pakistan Flood Emergency:
Despite flood waters receding in some parts of Pakistan and more people returning home, the overall humanitarian situation is still very grave. Conditions in the thousands of spontaneous settlements and camps that have sprung up over the last few weeks are desperate. We have had reports overnight of new flooding in parts of Dadu Tehsil in Sindh province as embankments are breached.
Press Releases
News Stories
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The main task of the UNHCR Regional Office in Stockholm is to support the governments of the Baltic and Nordic countries in their implementation of the 1951 Convention.
In Swedish, Estonian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish and English.
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.
The MINAS-3 project will assist
the Government of Estonia in improving the quality and efficiency of procedures, and
in meeting the requirements under the Act on “Providing International Protection to
Aliens”.
To address the cross-border co-operation issues arising with the EU enlargement eastwards and to promote dialogue on asylum and irregular migration issues among the countries situated along the EU eastern border, a pro-active initiative 'The Soderkoping process' was launched in early 2001.
(www.ninemillion.org)
Doing nothing is doing harm. Join UNHCR's global effort to provide healthy
and safe educational opportunities for nine million refugee children by 2010.
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Mixed in among the tens of thousands of people on the move in today's world searching for a better life, are refugees and asylum seekers fleeing from persecution and fear.
(www.unhcr.org)
Plug in to refugee experiences through photo galleries, web videos and downloadable screensavers for your PC. Updated regularly.
Flickr. We
offer the use of our photos free to the media.
Since early 2001, renowned American actress Angelina Jolie has travelled the world with UNHCR to help refugees. She has worked with field staff and met with refugees in over 20 countries.
(www.unhcr.org)
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Invitation to Tender:
Deadline: 3 September, 2010
New UNHCR study on Afghan children in Sweden,
Friday 18 June 2010
Refugees, Asylum-seekers, Returnees, Internally Displaced and Stateless Persons, 15 June 2010.
(pdf, 1mb)
Statistical Overview of Asylum Applications Lodged in Europe and Selected Non-European Countries
23 March 2010
(www.unhcr.org)
The Global Appeal (published in December) is an invaluable guide for general readers to UNHCR's worldwide operations.
A taste of life as a refugee - a game online in several languages.
(www.unhcr.org/event)
Putting refugees on the map.
UNHCR's Status Determination and Protection Information
Section (SDPIS) produces Country Briefing Folders on the top
countries of origin.
Top
ten government Donors
* As at 22 June 2010
| Donor |
USD |
| USA |
533,330,238 |
| Japan |
134,948,785 |
| Sweden |
98,180,207 |
| Netherlands |
61,664,136 |
| European Commission |
56,164,563 |
| Norway |
53,458,055 |
| Canada |
43,836,889 |
| Denmark |
42,452,119 |
| Germany |
42,294,583 |
| Australia |
30,271,181 |
UNHCR is almost entirely funded by direct, voluntary contributions from governments, non-governmental organizations and individuals.
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