UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- South Sudan: Building a Nation
unhcr - 29/12/2011
In the world's newest country, thousands of people displaced by civil war are returning to the south.
- Sri Lanka: Home At Last
unhcr - 16/12/2011
Grace Selvarani has lived in a refugee camp in India for the past two decades. Today, the Sri Lankan is delighted to be going back home by boat with more than 4...
- UNHCR : Breakthrough on Statelessness
unhcr - 09/12/2011
UNHCR's ministerial conference in Geneva takes a great step forward in resolving the issue of statelessness. On the sidelines of the meeting, Serbia and Turkmen...
- Survivors, Protectors, Providers: Refugee Women Speak Out
unhcr - 08/12/2011
Women and girls from around the world who have been forcibly diplaced share their experiences of sacrifice and inspiration.
- Highlights: 2011 Nansen Refugee Award
unhcr - 05/12/2011
On 13 September UNHCR announced the 2011 Nansen Refugee Award laureate as Nasser Salim Ali Al-Hamairy, founder of Yemen's Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (S...
- Somalia: No Peace Here
unhcr - 02/12/2011
Fighting continues to force people to leave areas of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Abduallahi Ali is fleeing from one makeshift camp to another, saying he fear...
- All In The Game - Participation and Representation
unhcr - 02/12/2011
Women often remain under represented in refugee, IDP and returnee leadership structures. Refugee women in Kakuma, Kenya speak about the challenges and importanc...
- My Right To Be - Individual Registration and Documentation
unhcr - 02/12/2011
Refugee women and men in Kakuma, Kenya explain the importance of being individually registered and have documents, to have access to their basic rights and serv...
- United Against Violence - Combating Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
unhcr - 02/12/2011
Sexual and gender-based violence continues to affect many refugees and displaced persons, mainly women and girls. Domestic violence is a problem in many refugee...
- A matter of humanity - distribution of food and non-food items
unhcr - 02/12/2011
Having control over your food, and therefore survival, is a basic human right - yet for many refugee women, this was not the case in the past. Refugee women and...
