UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

unhcr - 16/12/2009

A refugee camp might seem like an unlikely place for a conservation project. But Sherkole in the western highlands of Ethiopia is showing that it can be done. T...

unhcr - 14/12/2009

Living in Pretoria as a refugee or asylum-seeker is challenging. Most either live rough on the streets or in cramped apartments in townships. There are also ten...

unhcr - 14/12/2009

Conflict has forced more than 3 million Colombians to flee their homes and seek shelter elsewhere in the country. The majority have migrated to cities seeking a...

unhcr - 11/12/2009

Another region of the embattled Democratic Republic of the Congo is embroiled in violence. Tens of thousands of people have reportedly fled a wave of ethnic vio...

unhcr - 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...

unhcr - 04/12/2009

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unhcr - 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 ...

unhcr - 28/10/2009

In Somalia, more than 1.5 million people are internally displaced. Assisting them is both complicated and dangerous.

unhcr - 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...

unhcr - 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...