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UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
Egypt: Deportations of Eritrean asylum-seekers
20 Jun 2008 -
UNHCR alarmed over reports of forcible returns of Eritreans from Egypt
19 Jun 2008 -
UNHCR welcomes access to asylum seekers in detention centres in Egypt
17 Jun 2008 -
Thousands of refugee children start school in Egypt with UNHCR help
20 Sep 2007 Thousands of refugee children in Egypt have been returning to school this week, some for the first time in years. UNHCR is covering costs of tuition, transportation and uniforms for more than 6,000 children from different countries. -
Young Muslim saviour helps two elderly Iraqi Christians start a new life
10 May 2007 When two elderly Iraqi sisters arrived at Cairo International Airport on New Year's Eve they had little money, their family was left behind in Baghdad and they felt lonely and depressed. A devout young Egyptian woman stepped in, took them home and gave them the chance for a new life. -
Iraq Conference: UNHCR convenes humanitarian conference on Iraqis forced from their homes
16 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday convenes a two-day conference involving more than 60 nations focused on the deepening humanitarian crisis of the nearly 4 million Iraqis who have been displaced by the conflict in their homeland. -
Iraq Conference: Refugees seek a new life to get over the nightmares
13 Apr 2007 The brutal experiences of one Iraqi family in Baghdad, their life as refugees in Cairo and their expected resettlement to Australia provide a glimpse of the crisis as the UN refugee agency convenes an international conference on those displaced by the violence in Iraq. -
High Commissioner to address League of Arab States in Cairo
2 Mar 2007