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  • Burundi: Finding Our Place
    Burundi: Finding Our Place

    unhcr - 17/09/2008

    Almost 75,000 Burundian refugees have returned home this year. Returning is one thing, finding a home after years of exile is another. In this small and densely...

  • Surviving in Iraq
    Surviving in Iraq

    unhcr - 16/09/2008

    Thousands of displaced families in Iraq are falling through the cracks, unable to obtain assistance because they don't have identity documents. Forced to flee t...

  • High Commissioner Visits Georgia and Russia
    High Commissioner Visits Georgia and Russia

    unhcr - 15/09/2008

    UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres spent four days in Georgia and the Russian Federation to assess UNHCR's humanitarian operations and to speak ...

  • Georgia: UNHCR Aid
    Georgia: UNHCR Aid

    unhcr - 15/09/2008

    The UN refugee responded immediately to the crisis in Georgia by distributing aid and shelter to the displaced. An estimated 158,000 people fled their homes. So...

  • Nike Plus Human Race
    Nike Plus Human Race

    unhcr - 13/08/2008

    On 31.08.08 one million people around the world will run a 10 K like no other. The Nike+ Human Race will raise money for refugee children to help them learn an...

  • Zimbabweans in South Africa
    Zimbabweans in South Africa

    unhcr - 23/07/2008

    While Zimbabwe's main political rivals have agreed to hold power-sharing talks, there are continued reports of instability and violence in the country. The flow...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education for the Few
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education for the Few

    unhcr - 15/07/2008

    The violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused more than 1 million people to flee their homes, including huge numbers of children. Efforts ...

  • Zalmaï's Perspective: The Plight of Afghan Returnees
    Zalmaï's Perspective: The Plight of Afghan Returnees

    unhcr - 25/06/2008

    A former refugee himself, the Afghan photographer Zalmai has a unique perspective on the plight of refugees and returnees. Recently he visited Kunduz and offe...

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Camp Security
    Democratic Republic of the Congo: Camp Security

    unhcr - 25/06/2008

    For the internally displaced in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, safety is a rare commodity. The UN refugee agency manages 13 camps set up to help the ...

  • Afghanistan's Internally Displaced
    Afghanistan's Internally Displaced

    unhcr - 19/06/2008

    More than 4 million Afghan refugees have returned to their country since 2001, but continued insecurity has forced many to move again. They now find themselves ...