UN commissioner calls for more aid for refugees
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13:11 04/10/2012
A high ranking UN official has today put out a call for greater assistance for refugees. The UN High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller gave a...
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Sweden has a history of welcoming immigrants - in sharp contrast to a number of other European Union neighbors such as the Netherlands , Denmark and Germany . However, police in Sweden are becoming...
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Canada unexpectedly granted permanent resident status this week to an Iranian man who spent nearly three years in sanctuary in a Vancouver church before being arrested over the weekend. The Canada...
