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Barcelona, UNHCR launch "Més" campaign to help refugees
5 Dec 2008 Spanish football giants FC Barcelona and UNHCR launch a new fund-raising campaign to bring sports, education and life skills to refugee youngsters. -
Theatre raises health awareness and strengthens bonds in Rio
26 Nov 2008 Drama helps raise awareness about health issues and create bonds between Brazilians and Angolan refugees and migrants in a poor Rio district. -
Countess meets Colombian refugees in Ecuador
3 Nov 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist and model Genoveva Casanova y González ends visit to Ecuador aimed at raising awareness about Colombian refugees. -
Colombian tribespeople flee to Amazon town for safety
17 Oct 2008 The arrival of displaced Baro people in a southern Colombian town raises fears that conflict has arrived in the remote region and highlights problems about ID. -
Brazilian solidarity with displaced Bolivians in Amazonia
14 Oct 2008 Almost 600 Bolivians flee to north-west Brazil to escape political uncertainty and violence in their country linked to plans to change the constitution. -
New UNHCR initiative grows out of Colombian swamp village project
26 Sep 2008 UNHCR and local officials help improve living conditions for a community of displaced people living in a mangrove swamp in south-west Colombia. -
Riverboat brings medical care to Ecuador's isolated refugee communities
2 Sep 2008 A new floating health service brings urgently needed care to locals and Colombian refugees in Ecuadorean settlements on the San Miguel River. -
On the starting line: Colombia launches Run for Life campaign
28 Jul 2008 A new interactive web game on displacement in Colombia, seeks to give participants a sense of what it means to be forced from home and to get the public, and private sector, more involved in addressing the issue. -
Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
14 Jul 2008 A report by international and local NGOs points to continuing humanitarian problems in southern Colombia's border region of Putumayo.