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Q&A: Film helps empower young Ugandan refugee in Kenyan camp
18 Mar 2010 Kate Ofwono fled to Kenya from her native Uganda when her parents were killed. Working with the humanitarian group FilmAid has helped empower and inspire her. -
Refugee boy flees Congo carrying hidden scars of violence
19 Feb 2010 UNHCR reunites eight year old refugee with his family and helps him cope with the trauma of ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Down and out in Budapest: Somali refugees face winter struggle
27 Jan 2010 Dozens of Somali urban refugees in Hungary are facing a tough winter due, in part, to shortcomings in the integration system. UNHCR is trying to ensure they get help. -
A young mother faces new challenges after returning to eastern Sri Lanka
6 Jan 2010 Kavitha is one of tens of thousands of displaced ethnic Tamils to return to their homes from camps in northern Sri Lanka. She still faces many challenges. -
Displaced Colombians turn an unwanted corner of a major coastal port into a decent home
4 Jan 2010 Violence pushed Eliecer and other Colombians to a rundown area of Cartagena on the Caribbean, but they’ve managed to establish a comfortable community. -
Stateless in Dushanbe: a woman struggles to win back her citizenship
11 Dec 2009 Mukhabbat has built up a mass of documents in her long bid to regain a nationality in Central Asia. She has now turned to UNHCR for help. -
Urban refugees struggle to make ends meet in South Africa
7 Dec 2009 Telmore Mutinhima struggles to sleep on his threadbare mattress on an early South African morning. It’s his most treasured possession – it’s his only possession. -
Farmer decides to stay in Somalia after crossing the seas on a round trip to nowhere
23 Nov 2009 When militiamen raided his home in central Somalia, Siidow fled across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen before being flown home from Saudi Arabia. He has no plans to try again. -
Roma former security guard returns to Kosovo to rebuild a life and a future
16 Nov 2009 The Toplica family waited a long time before deciding it was safe enough to return to their old neighbourhood in Kosovo. Now, they are back and thriving.