UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency
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- Somali Refugees: Camps in Crisis
unhcr - 26/01/2009
UNHCR faces a major challenge in finding solutions for newly arrived Somalia refugees in Kenya. To see more videos like this one go to the UNHCR channel on www....
- Using Sport to Combat Sexual Violence
unhcr - 23/01/2009
See how sexual and gender-based violence is being addressed in a Ugandan refugee camp through an active sport programme for young women and men.
- Serbia: Far From Hope
unhcr - 10/12/2008
Thousands of refugee families uprooted by war are living a day-to-day existence in Serbia. They cannot return home, and they have few means of support in Serbi...
- Bangladesh: A Life on Hold. The Story of Noor Jahan, a Refugee from Myanmar
unhcr - 01/12/2008
Noor Jahan fled from Myanmar in 1992. She lives in Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh. Life has always been hard- espcially with no chance to return home. ...
- Tanzania: A New Start. The Story of Mawazo Pardon, a Refugee from Burundi
unhcr - 01/12/2008
Mawazo Pardon has a new lease on life. After spending his entire life as a refugee in Tanzania, he now has the possiblity to become a citizen of Tanzania. L...
- Serbia: Dreams of a Better Life. The Story of Miljo Miljic, a Refugee from Bosnia and Herzegovina
unhcr - 01/12/2008
Miljo Miljic like thousands of other refugees from the Balkans war would like to go home. But he can't. He lives a day to day existence, trying to support h...
- Nansen Refugee Award - Deminers Clear the Way Home in Lebanon
unhcr - 10/10/2008
UNHCR has given this year's Nansen Refugee Award to deminers in southern Lebanon. Chris Clark, head of the UN Mine Action Coordination Centre in southern Lebano...
- UNHCR Chief: World's Poor, Displaced Must Not Be Forgotten
unhcr - 10/10/2008
Opening the annual meeting of UNHCR's governing Executive Committee meeting, High Commissioner António Guterres noted that post-Cold War hopes for universal pea...
- Floating Clinic Helps Refugees and Locals
unhcr - 09/10/2008
A new floating clinic has been launched by UNHCR to help Colombian refugees and the local Ecuadoran communities they live in. The medical boat will ply the San...
- Afghanistan: The Battle for Water
unhcr - 18/09/2008
While conflict continues on several fronts in Afghanistan, a more insidious problem is affecting returnees in northern provinces. Battle lines are being drawn ...