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Not enough quarters – Karner invites countries to asylum crisis summits today
The increasingly dramatic problem of the reception of asylum seekers leads on Wednesday to a summit between Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) and the...
“Completely inadequate” – tents: now UN refugee aid comes in
The UN refugee agency UNHCR is calling on the Austrian states and municipalities to make room for basic facilities. In recent weeks, asylum...
A harsh winter ensues – war sparked the biggest displacement in a long time
According to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to the largest internal displacement in decades. "About 14...
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...
