Publication date: 05 December 2016
In this paper, UNHCR sets out a vision for achieving a pragmatic and common approach to responding to refugees and migrants. The proposals can facilitate the development, over the long term, of EU-wide arrangements to address and respond to movements effectively.
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Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Opinion
Keywords: UNHCR, Common European Asylum System
Publication date: 20 June 2016
UNHCR's Global Trends report finds that 65.3 million people were displaced from their homes by conflict and persecution in 2015. This is the highest figure since UNHCR records began.
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Publication date: 17 August 2015
On 27 July 2015, UNHCR and Fedasil launched the report “All Born on 01/01” which examines the situation of Afghan asylum seekers residing in collective reception centres in Belgium.
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: UNHCR, reception centre, Fedasil, Afghanistan
Publication date: 13 March 2015
In this new policy brief of the Migration Policy Centre (MPC), Luigi Achilli describes the situation of Syrian refugees registered with UNHCR in Jordan, the European approach and the changing attitude of the government of Jordan.
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Main theme: External Dimension, International Protection
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: Jordan, resettlement, Syria, UNHCR
Publication date: 01 March 2013
In an attempt to gain a greater understanding of the situation facing stateless people in Belgium, UNHCR undertook this interdisciplinary research project which examines socio-demographic and legal aspects of statelessness.
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Main theme: Statelessness
Keywords: stateless persons, UNHCR
Publication date: 18 June 2012
The UNHCR 2011 Global Trends report has been published today. The report analyses the statistical trends and changes in the global populations of concern to UNHCR, i.e. refugees, returnees, stateless persons and certain groups of internally displaced persons (IDPs).
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, Data & Statistics, Asylum
Publication Type: Report
Keywords: UNHCR, Statistics, global trends
Publication date: 02 January 2012
The Yearbook reviews global statistical trends and shifts between January and December 2010, and provides a number of case studies. Findings demonstrate the continued relevance of forced displacement and statelessness issues.
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Main theme: Data & Statistics
Keywords: asylum statistics, migration statistics, UNHCR
Publication date: 28 July 2011
Law and Practice in Selected EU Member States with Respect to Asylum-Seekers Fleeing Indiscriminate Violence - A UNHCR research project
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Main theme: International Protection, Asylum
Publication Type: Study
Keywords: UNHCR, qualification directive
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On July 28, 1951, the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees was formally adopted
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Main theme: International Protection
Keywords: refugee convention, UNHCR
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This week 25 refugees from Eritrea and Congo, who got into a deadlock in Libya, arrived in Belgium.