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UNHRC chief, President Erdo?an to join refugees at iftar dinner in Mardin
President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres will join refugees in southeastern Turkey for iftar, the traditional Islamic fast-breaking dinner, on June 20.
Record 60 million fled 'out of control' violence in 2014: UN
Conflicts and violence raging around the world sent the number of people forced to flee their homes soaring to a record 60 million last year, the United Nations said June 18.
More than 23,000 refugees flee to Turkey in fresh influx from Syria: UN
More than 23,000 refugees fleeing fighting in northern Syria have crossed into Turkey, the United Nations refugee agency said on June 16, quoting Turkish authorities.
Number of asylum-seekers in Serbia quadrupled in two years
The number of foreign nationals who sought asylum in Serbia has risen from 5,066 in 2013 to more than 22,148 in the first five months of this year alone.
This data was presented by Senior Protection Officer at the UN's refugee agency UNHCR in Belgrade Anne-Birgitte Krum-Hansen on Monday, citing the data of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP).
Norway to take in 8,000 Syria refugees by late 2017
Norway has agreed to take in 8,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2017, under an agreement reached June 10 by most of the Scandinavian country's political parties.
Migrants crossing Mediterranean exceed 100,000 this year
By Elena Becatoros & Nicole Winfield
More than 100,000 migrants - many fleeing the war in Syria - have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe so far this year, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday - and the arrivals in Greece have reached their highest level since the crisis began.
UNHCR steps up presence on Greek islands to cope with refugees (video)
GENEVA, June 5 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday said it was stepping up its field presence in the eastern Aegean islands of Greece where sea arrivals in recent weeks from Turkey have been averaging some 600 people a day, straining local reception capacities.
UN agency urges EU to host many more refugees
The U.N. refugee agency is urging the European Union to take in far greater numbers of refugees than planned as the number of desperate Syrians fleeing conflict continues to grow.
The EUs 28 nations resettled only around 8,500 people in need of protection last year, according to UNHCR figures, and plans to resettle 20,000 refugees from outside Europe over the next two years.
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Myanmar rejects being 'singled out' by UN at migrant crisis talks
Myanmar's delegate to talks in Bangkok on Southeast Asia's migrant crisis on May 29 rebuked the UN's refugee agency for calling on the country to recognise the Muslim Rohingya minority as citizens to stem their exodus from its shores.
EU Commission Unveils Migrant Relocation & Resettlement Plan
The European Commission on Wednesday proposed measures designed to improve the management of migration, including through relocation and resettlement of a total of 60,000 migrants.
Bulgaria's combined allocation under the two schemes is 788 people.