On 26—27 June, 2014 the seminar «Psychological Aspects of Work with Vulnerable Groups of Refugees and Asylum Seekers» was held within the framework of the «Asylum Systems Quality Initiative in Eastern Europe and the Southern Caucasus» project. Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs Department for Citizenship and Migration, UNHCR Representation in Minsk, Belarusian Red Cross Society and Public Association «Belarusian Movement of Medical Workers» were present at the event. Psychologist and trainer of the Belarusian Red Cross Society Tatsiana Levchik conducted the seminar. Special attention was paid to the main principles and approaches in work with vulnerable groups of refugees and asylum seekers as well as with minor asylum seekers, unescorted women, victims of torture.
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Number of recognized refugees in the Republic of Belarus — 891 (by June 1, 2014)
Materials from the "round table" on refugee legislation improvement are available in the new issue of the Journal "Belaruskaya Dumka".
Talk show "Position" devoted to refugee issues as well as attitude of Belarusian society towards this category of persons was held on the ONT TV Channel. The following question was brought forward: "Who does the kind attitude towards refugees depend on?" Andrey Selivanov, Executive Director of the INA "Evolutio", Jean Yves Bouchardy, Representative of the UNHCR in the Republic of Belarus, Aleksey Begun, Head of the Department on Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, as well as Maira Mora, EU Representative in Belarus, took part in the program. Exchange of opinions between experts and ordinary people on the most relevant issues in this sphere took place. Watch talk show "Position" on the ONT website and on Youtube.
Dear users of our site! Today at 9.05 p.m. see talk show "Position" devoted to World Refugee Day on the ONT Channel. See more information as well as broadcast here.
GENEVA, June 20 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency reported today on World Refugee Day that the number of refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced people worldwide has, for the first time in the post-World War II era, exceeded 50 million people.
20 June - World Refugee Day
On June 19, 2014 Gala-concert devoted to World Refugee Day took place at the Gymnasium №20 (Minsk, Odintsova street, 89). Organizers of the event were the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Office in Belarus and the Centre for Supplementary Instruction «Evrika». During the concert the awarding ceremony of the winners of the contest of children’s art works «Let’s be together» was held, the contest was organized by the UNHCR Office in Belarus together with the Centre for Supplementary Instruction «Evrika».
On June 19, 2014 a press-conference devoted to World Refugee Day was held at the National Press Centre of the Republic of Belarus.
Dear users of our site! On June, 20 a radio broadcast devoted to World Refugee Day will take place on the First Channel of Belarusian Radio at 12.05 a.m. and 11.20 p.m. Catch the wave at a frequency of 106.2 FM in Minsk, 100.0 FM in Brest, 100.5 FM in Vitebsk, 105.1 FM in Gomel. Find more information as well as the program schedule on the official website of the First National Channel of Belarusian Radio.
The results of the contest of art “Refugees: Belarus is Our Common Home”, which was held in March—May 2014 by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, International Non-governmental Association for Scientific Research, Information and Educational Programmes “Evolutio” and Belarusian State Art Academy have been summed up.
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