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Press Release, Friday 9 July 2010
2010 Nansen Award
 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today announced the winner of its annual Nansen Refugee Award, British photo-journalist Alixandra Fazzina. Ms. Fazzina was chosen for her tireless dedication to uncovering and portraying the overlooked human consequences of war.
"Where is the limit? Nordic aspects on the right to asylum" is the topic of a seminar that UNHCR arranges together with its partners at Almedalen Week 2010. The highly relevant discussion will provide new views on how decisions on refugee policies are made in the Nordic countries. The participants discuss whether it is politics, law or even the media that set the agenda for policy-making.
News Story, 15 June 2010
The theme for World Refugee Day 2010 is "Home", in recognition of the situation of more than 43 million uprooted people around the world. Around 10 million of them are refugees of concern to UNHCR.
News Story, Wednesday 14 April, 2010
A UNHCR photo exhibition, "Invisible in the City: the lives of urban refugees", opened in Södertälje town hall this week. The exhibition illustrates the resilience of refugees, their hopes and dreams as they struggle to simply survive, make a living and care for their families. Featuring 42 images of refugees living in urban settings in Colombia, Malaysia and South Africa taken by UNHCR photographer Zalmaï, the exhibition will be on show until the end of April.
2009-06-20
Real People, Real Needs
All over the Nordic and Baltic region a number of events were held to celebrate this day, and to pay homage to those that have been forced to flee.
2009-01-09
“Now I know what the difference is between a refugee and an irregular
migrant!”stated one of the judges who participated in a regional
seminar for judges and legal practitioners in Tallinn in November 2008
2008-10-17
Home-Away is an exhibition about refugees that you can see right now at the Reykjavik Museum of Photography.
Showing until November 23.
Protecting Refugees: Rebuilding Lives in Safety and Dignity
In 2008, World Refugee Day is not only an occasion to salute the incredible tenacity and strength of the world's refugees, but also an opportunity to thank all those who protect refugees and provide them with a chance to rebuild their lives in safety and dignity.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 19 (UNHCR)
(Keep them safe 2007)
Whether and how to protect Iraqis and others fleeing armed conflict is the burning issue discussed in a Nordic NGO conference in Stockholm, featuring top officials from all Nordic countries, as well as the UNHCR Regional Representative.
7 November, 2007
UNHCR’s online game Against All Odds makes its debut in English. The game offers players the chance to experience what it is like to be a refugee
Stockholm, 25 September 2007
Twenty non-governmental organisations are 25 September launching the region
wide campaign “Keep Them Safe”, which aims to strengthen the protection
of persons fleeing generalized violence and gross human rights abuses.
The Almedalen Week is an annual event taking place in July in and around
Almedalen on the Swedish island Gotland. With
speeches, seminars and other political activities, it is considered an
important forum in Swedish politics.
In order to gain deeper understanding of the protection and assistance problems
they face, it is essential to consult displaced men, women and children directly
and to listen to them.
The ninth annual Nordic Baltic Consultative Committee meeting was held in Stockholm on 26 April, 2007. The meeting, hosted by the UNHCR Regional Office, brought together 33 government officials and NGO representatives from seven countries in the region plus some ten UNHCR staff.
You are arrested, beaten up and forced to sign a confession, just for taking part in a peaceful march. Fearing even worse to come, you flee your country taking only what you can carry in a small rucksack. You arrive in a strange city where you don't speak the language. You don't know anyone. You don't know where to go. You have to find shelter, reliable information and get a job.
World Refugee Day 2005
With exhibitions, collections, appeal letters and prayers in the international
refugee week at the end of June, religious societies all over the region brought
attention to the millions of refugees in the world.
Fundraising for the education project: "Together for Girls" - Basic education for Somali refugee and returnee children: Focus on Girls.
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