First-time asylum applications in EU up 20% in 2023 y/y
In 2023, 1 048 900 first-time asylum applicants (non-EU citizens) applied for international protection in EU countries, up by 20 per cent compared with 2022 (873 700), European
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Refugees
FAR, UNHCR collaborate to launch Refugee Employment Platform in Bulgaria
The Foundation for Access to Rights (FAR), in partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, announced on February 27 the
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Thousands of Ukrainian refugees helped through Unicef Bulgaria’s Blue Dot hubs
In 2023, UNICEF Bulgaria and partners reached more than 80 000 children and caregivers via the Blue Dots protection and
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Humanitarian organisations, UN in fundraising appeal to support refugees from Ukraine in Bulgaria
As humanitarian support to refugees from Ukraine enters its third year, 19 humanitarian organizations and UN in Bulgaria are appealing
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Bulgaria extends temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees by a year
Bulgaria’s Cabinet agreed at a meeting on January 25 to extend temporary protection for people displaced by Russia’s war on
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State agency: Bulgaria’s six refugee centres are 75% full
The six refugee centres in Bulgaria are 75 per cent full, with a total of 2563 people seeking protection accommodated
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Close to 4.2M who fled Russia’s war on Ukraine have temporary protection in EU
As of August 31 2023, almost 4.2 million non-EU citizens, who fled Ukraine as a consequence of the Russian invasion on
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More than 500 000 asylum applications in EU+ countries in H1 2023
By the end of June 2023, EU+ countries received 519 000 applications for asylum. Based on current trends, applications could
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European Court of Human Rights declines religious group’s application against Türkiye
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has declined an application by religious group the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and
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