UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- Pakistan: Preparing for Winter
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 11/12/2009
Winter is fast approaching in north-west Pakistan. UNHCR is handing out winterization kits to help the more than 100,000 people who live in displaced camps in t...
- 1 Fun Idea, 10 Friends, 5 Lives Saved
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 04/12/2009
Saving 5 lives is as easy as playing virtual tennis. Find out how at www.givethemshelter.org
- High Commissioner Guterres Visits Eastern Congo
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 09/11/2009
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits some of the estimated 2.1 million displaced people in eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of ...
- Somalia: The Impact of War
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 28/10/2009
In Somalia, more than 1.5 million people are internally displaced. Assisting them is both complicated and dangerous.
- Forced Displacement in Africa
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 22/10/2009
Heads of state and government gather at a special African Union summit in Kampala on October 22-23, 2009. The historic meeting was called to discuss the root ca...
- Somalia: Plight of the Internally Displaced
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 13/10/2009
There are more than 1.5 million internally displaced people in Somalia. The constant violence in the south and centre of the country has made the task of helpin...
- Iraq: Brick by Brick
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 07/10/2009
In Iraq, where more than 2 million people remain displaced, UNHCR has launched a home renovation project to assist returns.
- Bringing the Olympic Spirit to Refugee Youth.
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 05/10/2009
The International Olympic Committee and UNHCR work together to assist refugee youth through organized sport and education world wide.
- Conflict in Yemen
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 30/09/2009
The situation in northern Yemen remains tense and volatile. The UN refugee agency is providing assistance to the thousands who have fled their homes to escape r...
- 2009 Executive Committee Meeting
UC2ZDAoIMGP3m9tAgnniNEYw - 28/09/2009
The combined impact of the economic downturn with the global trends of climate change, urbanization, increased population and food insecurity on human displacem...
