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UNHCR's Protection Chief visits Cyprus, addresses challenges in access to asylum
22 Apr 2021 -
UNHCR, UNICEF and IOM urge European states to boost education for refugee and migrant children
11 Sep 2019 Key challenges include lack of school spaces, teachers not adequately trained, language barriers and limited access to psychosocial support -
Syria: Doubling of refugees fleeing to Jordan
28 Aug 2012 -
Minefield survivors from Iraq receive warm welcome in Cyprus
16 Mar 2009 Two families from Iraq suffered near tragedy as they crossed a mined no-man's land into Cyprus. Now they are buoyed by the help they have received. -
Students benefit from UNHCR internship in Cyprus
14 Jan 2008 Working for the UN refugee agency in Cyprus has been an eye-opening experience for more than a dozen graduate and post-graduate students over the past 18 months -
An odyssey of fear: African asylum seekers tell their stories
19 Feb 2007 The tens of thousands following illegal migration routes to reach Europe from Africa include people of concern to UNHCR. They are ready to take almost any risks in their quest to eventually reach mainland Europe, but many end up on the island of Cyprus. -
Cyprus: The twisted reality behind the statistics
13 Jan 2005 In the second story in our occasional series on asylum issues in new EU states, UNHCR looks at why the number of asylum claims has skyrocketed in Cyprus despite an overall downward trend in Europe, and what is being done to plug the island's migration loophole.