UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

unhcr - 18/06/2008

Since early 2001, renowned American actress Angelina Jolie has traveled the world as a Goodwill Ambassador to UNHCR, The UN Refugee Agency. On World Refugee Day...

unhcr - 17/06/2008

Almost 80 percent of those displaced by violence in Colombia come from rural areas. Through a new initiative, the UN refugee agency is helping to restore land ...

unhcr - 16/06/2008

This is the story of how a young girl became a refugee when in the chaos of war she was separated from her family and terrified, she had to flee alone- only to...

unhcr - 13/06/2008

More than 30 million people are living through the tragedy of sudden displacement. Remember them today. Put your hands up for protection and support UNHCR. Toge...

unhcr - 18/05/2008

By air and by road, The UN refugee agency has sent in tonnes of shelter materials to help the estimated one million people made homeless by cyclone Nargis.

unhcr - 13/05/2008

Internet giant Google and the UN refugee agency have unveiled a powerful new online mapping programme that provides an up-close view of some of the world's majo...

unhcr - 08/05/2008

Five years after conflict erupted in the Darfur region of Sudan, there is little let up in the violence. A rare break in the fighting allowed the UN refugee age...

unhcr - 27/03/2008

Recent violence in Darfur has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and made the delivery of aid almost impossible. A joint UN humanitarian missio...

unhcr - 27/03/2008

Many Iraqis have found refuge in neighbouring Syria, often they have exhausted their savings and are in an increasingly precarious position. UNHCR is trying to ...

unhcr - 27/03/2008

Despite a decrease in violence in Iraq, millions of people remain displaced. This is the story of 50 displaced families living in a former hospital in the centr...