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The harsh winter is approaching – Kiev warns refugees: “Stay abroad!”
Due to the war damage to Ukraine's electricity and heat supplies, the government is asking the refugee men and women not to return until...
Difficult job – Volker Türk took office as UN chief of human rights
Austria's Volker Türk took office on Monday as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. In his first appearance, he called...
‘Courage shown’ – Merkel honored with UN refugee award
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has been honored with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Refugee Prize. She received the award in...
“The right thing to do” – Admission of refugees: Merkel receives UNHCR award
German ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel receives the Nansen Prize from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The organization announced this in Geneva...
“For everyone and everywhere” – Austrian Türk is the new UN chief for human rights
The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday approved the nomination of Austria's Volker Türk as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. ...
