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UNHCR welcomes new UK effort to improve asylum screening
21 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency has praised Britain's efforts to improve its asylum system and said the country was at the forefront of efforts to protect victims of persecution and war. -
Reaching out with drama to challenge negative perceptions about refugees
8 Jan 2007 Refugees and asylum seekers get a bad press in some sections of the UK media, but one advocacy group is using drama in a bid to counter negative public perceptions about these foreign guests. -
UNHCR auctions ball signed by England team to raise funds for refugees
28 Jun 2006 The UN refugee agency is auctioning a football signed by England World Cup stars such as David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand. The ball, one of two donated by UNHCR goodwill ambassador Giorgio Armani, is on offer on eBay until July 4. -
English church leaders launch gift appeal for asylum seekers and refugees
23 Dec 2005 Amidst a media climate sometimes hostile towards refugees and asylum seekers, churchgoers from across England's Midlands are reaching out to exiles over the festive season by delivering gifts to those forced to seek protection in the United Kingdom. -
British choppers start airlifting large quantities of UNHCR aid to remote villages
16 Nov 2005 Two giant British RAF helicopters on Wednesday began a new airlift of thousands of UNHCR tents, blankets and other aid items to a string of stranded and heavily damaged villages in a remote valley in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. -
High Commissioner in London
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"Not the Ideal Home Show" wins award at UK Labour Party Conference
29 Sep 2005 A myth-busting UNHCR canvas tent, airlifted to the UK and refitted to resemble the typical shabby British bed-sit used to house asylum seekers, has received an award by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. -
London salutes local coverage of refugees
16 Aug 2005 In a bid to turn around some of the hostile coverage and highlight good practices by sections of London's press, Mayor Ken Livingstone recently launched the London Local Press Awards to draw positive attention to the contributions made by refugees and asylum seekers to London's thriving ethnic mosaic. -
UNHCR records big hits at Glastonbury
1 Jul 2005 More than 3,000 people flocked to the UNHCR stand at Europe's largest open-air music festival in the United Kingdom. Festival-goers got a glimpse of life as a refugee through exhibitions, interactive games and fortune cookies debunking myths about refugees and asylum seekers.