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Emergency transit centre in Romania sets precedent for other countries
13 Mar 2009 Dignitaries cut a ribbon to formally open the centre as refugees look on. -
Refugees evacuated from desert camp to safe haven in Romania
29 Jan 2009 A group of Sudanese refugees swap the heat and sand of Iraq for the cold of Romania as they shelter in a special transit centre awaiting resettlement. -
Sudanese refugees arrive in Romania after incredible journey
17 Dec 2008 After an incredible journey, a group of 97 Sudanese refugees from Darfur arrive in Romania en route to a new life after years stuck in a desert camp in Iraq. -
Central, Eastern Europe aim to improve refugee status decisions
18 Sep 2008 Eight European Union countries, now meeting in Budapest, are to spend 18 months reviewing and developing the quality of their asylum status decisions. -
Romania to set up evacuation transit centre for refugees
9 May 2008 Romania has agreed to set up a special evacuation transit centre for refugees in other countries facing acute danger. It will be the first of its kind in Europe. -
Uzbek refugees wait in Romania for resettlement: "I went to the bazaar and ended up in a refugee camp"
7 Feb 2006 Last May, life abruptly changed for hundreds of Uzbeks in the town of Andijan, forced by violence to flee to neighbouring Kyrgyzstan. Of 439 who were moved to Romania last July to await permanent resettlement, more than 100 have now left for their permanent new homes. -
Student journalists face the challenge of reporting on asylum
27 Dec 2005 An Irish journalism student recently won a UNHCR competition for reporting on asylum issues. The prize was a trip to Romania to witness developments in refugee protection on the borders of the European Union. -
Uzbek refugees set to fly from Kyrgyzstan to Romania
28 Jul 2005 UN refugee agency chief António Guterres has welcomed Romania's decision to temporarily accept a group of Uzbek refugees now in Kyrgyzstan, and assured Romania that UNHCR will transfer them to permanent resettlement countries as soon as possible.