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Contest of children's works of arts is still going on.

UN expert urges greater help for 26 million displaced people worldwide.

Topic "Photos" was changed

Rubric "UNHCR Publications in Russian" was updated: publications on refugee protection and internal displaced persons were placed

English versions of Issues of NN 147 and 148 of "Refugees" magazine (published by the UNHCR) and Russian version of N 143 were placed.

Topic "Soderkoping Process Newsletter" was updated. Isuues 15 и 16 were placed.

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 803 (by the 1 March 2009).

The round table “Gender Aspects of violence among refugees” was held on February 26, 2009. The organizers of the conference are the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus and Non-governmental Association “Belarusian Association of Young Christian Women”.

On the web-site you can find the materials of the roundtable "Role of the Belarusian mass media in formation of tolerance in the society" (January 28, 2009) (in Russian).

On our web-site you can see the photographs from the roundtable "Role of the Belarusian mass media in formation of tolerance in the society".

On the web-site you can find the monography "UNHCR and the System of Refugee Protection in the Republic of Belarus"

International Institute of Human Rights and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announce Summer Course on Refugees.

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 802 (by the 1 February 2009).

Given the shortage of foreign language interpreters to assist asylum seekers/migrants during their interview with border guards/immigration officials from Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have created a pool of interpreters to improve the coordination and availability of support services at a regional level.

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The results of the contest for journalists on the best material in mass media in 2008 of the topic «Problem of Refugees: Myths and Reality» were summed up.

On January 28, 2009 there will be held a conference "The role of Belarusian mass media in the formation of tolerance in the society". The event is jointly organized by the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus, Faculty of International Relations of the Belarusian State University and International Non-governmental Association for Scientific Research, Information and Education Programmes "Evolutio".

On January 20, 2009 the documents on realization of the project EU—UNHCR “Strengthening the Protection Capacity in the Republic of Belarus — phase II” was signed in Minsk. The project is realizing jointly by the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus and Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, with the assistance of the Refugee Counseling Service of the Belarusian Movement of Medical Workers, the International Non-governmental Association "Evolutio", and the Belarusian Red Cross Society.

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 802 (by the 1 January 2009).

On the web-site you can find the electronic version of the Journal of International Law and International Relations N 4 - 2008

russian version                        english summaries

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 802 (by the 1 December 2008).

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 802 (by the 1 November 2008).

On the web-site you can find the electronic version of the Journal of International Law and International Relations N 3 - 2008

russian version                        english summaries

Opening Statement by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Fifty-ninth Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme, 6 October 2008) - UNHCR Site