UNHCR [to 28 June 2014]

UNHCR [to 28 June 2014]
http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/hom

27 June 2014
New resettlement places offered for Syrian refugees
Geneva, 27 June 2014 – New offers of resettlement or humanitarian admissions for Syrian refugees were today pledged by Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland and Uruguay. In all, 565 new places were announced during a high-level meeting of 42 countries, taking the total number of offers received since mid-2013 to more than 34,700 places. In addition, the United States has pledged open-ended resettlement numbers…

24 June 2014
Ashgabat meeting proposes way forward on migration and statelessness
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (June 23, 2014) – Delegates at the International Conference on Migration and Statelessness in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today emphasized the need to undertake targeted actions, including legal reforms and greater regional cooperation, to tackle pressing challenges in the areas of migration and statelessness in Central Asia…