Europe's First Evacuation Transit Centre (ETC)
Opens in Timisoara, Romania
 

UNHCR, IOM and the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform signed a Tri-Partite Agreement on 8 May 2008 about the establishment of an Evacuation Transit Centre (ETC) in Timisoara, Romania. UNHCR and IOM will help such vulnerable refugees to leave their first asylum countries and travel in an orderly way to Timisoara. There, in the ETC, the refugees will get temporary accommodation and assistance until their final resettlement to a third country where they can rebuild their lives. Find out more about the ETC in Romania here.
 

World Refugee Day
June 20, 2008

World Refugee Day is a salute to the indomitable spirit and courage of the world's refugees, and as such it should be a real celebration. Around the world, this day of festivity and tribute is expressed in a hundred different ways, from stand-up comics and rock concerts to conferences and memorial services. 

Download regional report of our activities here (pdf).

Download press release here (pdf). 

Click to view video:

• English
  
• Bulgarian
  
• Hungarian
• Polish
• Romanian
  
• Slovak
• Slovenian 

The "Schengen
area" and me

Information for refugees, asylum seekers, persons with subsidiary protection and stateless persons on the "Schengen area" in different languages.

Plug in to refugee experiences through photo galleries.

• The first 48 hours
• Life as an asylum-seeker

• Integrating in a Foreign Country

• Hungarian refugees of 1956
• Flight from Hungary in 1956

Tender Announcements

Proofreading and Editing
UNHCR is looking for a company, an expert or a group of experts to edit and proof-read the following draft publications in English language :

- Study on the Refugee Decision Making Process in one of the countries covered by the Regional Representation;

- Brochure on acquisition of Citizenship. See the call for proposals here.

Training on Victims of Violence
UNHCR' Office in Warsaw is searching for an organization which would conduct training on victims of violence for Office for Foreigners decision makers. Read the call for proposals here.

Being a Refugee

Find out how refugees experienced life in Central Europe in 2007 from UNHCR's AGDM report here (.pdf)

Download brochure in other languages:

• Bulgarian
• Hungarian
• Polish
• Romanian
• Slovak
• Slovene
  

UNHCR's Regional Resettlement Initiative is aimed it promoting the concept of refugee resettlement and encouraging new EU Member States to launch national resettlement programmes. 

Let's offer
refugees a new home
Download TV spot "Marathon" (MPEG format - 8 MB) in:

• English
  
• Bulgarian
  
• Hungarian
• Polish
• Romanian
  
• Slovak
• Slovenian