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Ukraine internal displacement nears 1 million as fighting escalates in Donetsk region
6 Feb 2015 Ukraine puts the number of registered IDPs at 980,000. Also, 600,000 Ukrainians have sought asylum or other forms of legal stay in neighbouring countries. -
A warm welcome for displaced Ukrainians in Russia's Rostov region
31 Oct 2014 Widow Lidia receives a small amount of money from the government to compensate for helping two families, but acts above all out of a sense of solidarity and humanitarianism. -
Russia speeds up asylum procedures as Ukrainian influx continues
21 Aug 2014 Some 300 Ukrainians arrive daily in St. Petersburg. Recent legal changes allow for a simpler and faster procedure for asylum processing and for medical screening. -
Ukrainians in Russia worry about their future
11 Aug 2014 Some 800 Ukrainians have sought shelter in Russia's North Ossetia region as they wait to see what happens across the border. They worry about whether to return. -
Angolan refugee successfully integrates in Russia
6 May 2013 UNHCR is providing assistance and helping to find long-term solutions for some 500 refugees who have been in Russia since the 1990s. -
A third of refugees in Poland may be homeless
20 Feb 2012 Many of those granted asylum in Poland may be sleeping in shelters, empty buildings, train stations or even night buses. -
Georgia project leads the way for socio-economic integration of refugees
20 Dec 2010 UNHCR and UNDP launch a project to ease the socio-economic integration of Chechen refugees in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and support local development. -
Chechen refugee finds an outlet for his talent in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge
29 Sep 2009 A UNHCR-funded income-generation project helps a former policeman and his wife to become self-sufficient as refugees in north-east Georgia. -
Georgia issues travel documents to Chechen refugees
15 Apr 2009 The Georgian government has for the first time granted Chechen refugees the right to travel overseas, earning praise from the UN refugee agency.