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| Today's date: Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
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Celebrating “Martisor” together with refugee children in Moldova
Mărţişor is the traditional celebration of the beginning of the spring in Moldova and Romania on 1 March. On this occasion, within the Reception Centre for Asylum Seekers in Chisinau, Moldova cultural activities for children were organized. Asylum seekers and refugees children made “martisoare” – the symbol of spring.
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The 1951 Refugee Convention - Q & A
The Convention clearly spells out who is a refugee and the kind of legal protection, other assistance and social rights he or she should receive from states parties to the document.
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Who are refugees?
A refugee is a person who, "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such a fear, is unwilling to, avail themselves of the protection of that country..." (The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees).
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Statelessness: An Analytical Framework for Prevention, Reduction and Protection
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Stateless People
