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Young Somali refugee born in exile looks forward to resettlement after a hard life
1 Oct 2009 Eighteen-year-old orphan Hodan was born in a baking, dusty refugee camp in Ethiopia. Accepted for resettlement in the US, she looked forward to the challenge. -
Corporate partners announce projects with UNHCR at annual Clinton Global Initiative meet
25 Sep 2009 UNHCR and two of its corporate partners announce technology-based projects that will improve the lives of tens of thousands of refugees in Africa and Asia. -
Number of refugees from Bhutan resettled from Nepal passes 20,000 mark
8 Sep 2009 A young girl becomes the 20,000th refugee from Bhutan to leave Nepal for a new life under one of the UN refugee agency’s largest resettlement programmes. -
Iraqi artist departs for new life in the United States
2 Sep 2009 After fleeing to Syria from their native Iraq three years ago, artist Amer Ibrahim* and his family are starting a new life in the United States. -
Statement of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, on passing away of U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy
26 Aug 2009 -
Q&A: A school in the US town of Decatur offers refugees a top education
28 Jul 2009 The International Community School in the US city of Decatur was set up in 2002 to provide a top primary education to a mix of US-born local children and young refugees and immigrants. -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand camps hits 50,000 mark
30 Jun 2009 A 23-year-old ethnic Karenni school teacher becomes the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to leave Thailand under the world's largest resettlement programme. -
UNHCR launches resettlement of refugees in Chad to the United States
23 Jun 2009 UNHCR begins a programme to resettle 1,800 refugees in Chad to the United States, with a first group of 11 flying out of N'Djamena at the weekend. -
Chad: first group of refugees depart for resettlement in the USA
23 Jun 2009