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A young Afghan boy draws at the Faros / Blue Dot center near Victoria Square, in Athens, Greece. © UNICEF/UN057927/Gilbertson VII Photo

UNICEF fears for stranded refugee children in Europe

4 May 2017
General News

Some 25,000 refugee and migrant children stranded at transit points across Europe are at risk of emotional distress due to uncertainty about their future, the UN children’s fund, UNICEF,

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Syrian asylum-seekers waiting to be registered with border police at Elhovo, near Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, 2013. File
UNHCR/D.Kashavelov

Migrants in a “catch 22” when both entering and leaving are criminalized

11 August 2016
General News

In Bulgaria, refugees and migrants fleeing conflict and persecution all too often find themselves treated as criminals.

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Peter Mladenov. UN Radio/J. Sambira

Sex education “empowers” youth to make informed choices

10 June 2016
General News

A comprehensive sexual education programme empowers young people to make informed choices, a young delegate from Bulgaria has said.

Peter Mladenov from the Department of Youth Policies in the Bulgarian Ministry of Youth and Sports said the classes he took “changed his life”.

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Ethnic Yezidis have had to flee persecution in Iraq.
UNHCR/N.Colt

Refugee “push-back” deaths prompt Bulgaria probe call

31 March 2015
General News

The deaths of two Iraqi men who were refused entry to Bulgaria and then assaulted has prompted calls for a “independent and transparent” probe into the incident.

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Young asylum-seekers play in front of a reception and integration centre in Bulgaria.
UNHCR/B.Szandelszky

UN chief discusses universal development targets with Bulgarian President

22 September 2013
Ahead of a high-level General Assembly debate on sustainable development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met today with the Bulgarian President to discuss climate change and poverty alleviation.
Gabriela Knaul

UN expert urges Bulgaria to include prosecution service in judicial reform

16 May 2011
The United Nations independent expert on the independence of judges and lawyers today urged Bulgaria to include its prosecution service in the reform of its judiciary to streamline the administration of justice in the European country.

As new flooding hits Bulgaria, UN agencies bring help

9 August 2005
With heavy rains worsening already critical flooding in Bulgaria and prompting the evacuation of 12,000 more people, United Nations agencies are mobilizing help for the second time in three weeks, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

UN agencies help 10,000 families affected by floods in Bulgaria

21 July 2005
United Nations agencies are assisting 10,000 Bulgarian families affected by heavy flooding following a Government request for help, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said today.

UN supports Bulgaria in bringing Roma and other minorities into mainstream

6 August 2003
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is supporting a Bulgarian initiative to improve living conditions and expand job opportunities for 46,000 Roma and 5,000 ethnic Turks living in run-down neighbourhoods in six municipalities.