Message of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon towards World Refugee Day

Present to your attention UNHCR press-release "Message by UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres to mark World Refugee Day, 2009" and Briefing Note of the UNHCR Communication Service

19 June 2009 press-conference devoted to the World Refugee Day took place in the National Press Centre of the Republic of Belarus.

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18 June 2009 in the editorial office of the magazine "Belaruskaya Dumka" ("Belarusian Idea") the round table, dedictated to the World Refugee Day and devoted to refugee, migration and tolerance issues, took place.

Photos of the Children's Gala Concert dedicated World Refugee Day were placed

Gala-concert “World without strangers” devoted to the World Refugee Day took place at RDKV (21 Y. Kupala str.) on June 18.

Some 42 million people uprooted worldwide in 2008 — UN report

Photos of the opening ceremony of the exhibition of children works "World without strangers" (11 June) were placed

Grand opening ceremony of the exhibition of children works "World without strangers" took place on June 11, 2009 at 11.00 in the National Museum of History and Culture of the Republic of Belarus (K. Marks str., 12).

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 808 (by the 1 June 2009)

In advance of the World Refugee Day (20 June) the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus, the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus and the Center for Children and Adolescents «Evrika» have organized a contest of children's works of arts devoted to the World Refugee Day "World without strangers". The organizing committee has received over 1400 drawings, posters, compositions and verses from all the regions of the Republic of Belarus. Pupils show their views of the refugee problem in their works. Thanks to the participation in the contest pupils leant about problems which refugees confront with, that teaches them to be tolerate, tolerant, merciful. Inquire after tragic fates of refugees, they stars to estimate peaceful situation in their homeland.

Country Origin Information of Refugees (April 2009) (rus) was placed on our website

Photos of the presentation of the books of the series "Actual Issues of Migration and Asylum", published in the framework of the project EU—UNHCR “Strengthening the Protection Capacity in the Republic of Belarus, were placed

5 books of the series "Actual Issues of Migration and Asylum" were placed in the rubric "Our publications" of the topic "Refugee Problem"

On May 22, 2009 UNHCR Office in the republic of Belarus jointly with the Faculty of International Relations of Belarusian State University and INA “Evolutio” held the presentation of the publications, published in the framework of the project EU—UNHCR “Strengthening the Protection Capacity in the Republic of Belarus”. The publications introduce readers with migration policy, international migration tendencies, will make it possible for you to understand the refugee problem better and elaborate recommendations on this matter.

Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 805 (by the 1 May 2009)

Country Origin Information of Refugees (March 2009) (rus) was placed on our website

In the topic "Refugee problem" restructurisation of the rubric "Documents" was made and resolutions of 63rd session of the UN General Assembly on refugees, migration, tolerance issues were added

UNHCR is anxious about discrimination and xenophobia towards refugees — António Guterres (rus)

Link to the UNHCR publications in English were placed in the topic "Refugee Problem"

Information about the UNHCR (Russian) was updated

Research papers on Statelessness Issues, prepared by the National Centre of Legislation and Legal Research of the Republic of Belarus in 2008 for the UNHCR were placed in the topic "Refugee Issues" (new rubric "Statelessness Issues")

Monthly Country Origin Informations of Refugees (prepared by the Refugee Councelling Service of the Belaruesian Movement of Medical Workers) were placed in the topic "Refugee Problem"

Press-release

Final evaluation workshop and a cross-border mission within the joint EU AENEAS — UNHCR project “Strengthening the Protection Capacity in the Republic of Belarus”

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