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UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
Donkey ambulance brings dignity and comfort to Darfur camp
29 Oct 2008 The donation by the UN refugee agency of a donkey ambulance has boosted health care for refugees in Sudan's Mukjar Refugee Camps. -
Hundreds of Congolese refugees seek safety in South Sudan
1 Oct 2008 UNHCR confirms reports of an influx of hundreds of Congolese refugees into Yambio County close to Sudan's border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR calls for Darfur action at Britain's Labour Party Conference
22 Sep 2008 UNHCR recreates a burning village at this year's Labour Party Conference to highlight the plight of displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region. -
PricewaterhouseCoopers donates $4 million to educate Darfur's refugees
12 Aug 2008 The firm has donated US$4 million to support the education of refugee children in eastern Chad's camps, in the single largest corporate donation ever received by the UN refugee agency. -
UNHCR seeks more funds to repatriate South Sudan refugees
18 Jul 2008 UNHCR is seeking donations to make up for a US$11.9 million shortfall in funding for its South Sudan repatriation and reintegration operation. -
Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission
14 Jul 2008 Former refugee Samuel Mijok Lang, drawing on his history as a Sudanese Lost Boy, uses rap to inspire the young and bridge cultural differences in Canada. -
UNHCR rushes to transfer refugees to new camp in southern Chad
27 May 2008 UNHCR starts moving more than 9,000 recently arrived Central African Republic refugees from a transit centre to a new camp in southern Chad. -
UNHCR concerned about increasing violence in east Chad
16 May 2008 UNHCR concerned by escalating violence in eastern Chad, including a fatal attack on gendarmes and increased levels of vehicle hijacking.