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UNHCR project brings light, security and fuel-efficient cooking to refugees
26 Jan 2012 A UNHCR programme to provide lighting and fuel-efficient stoves in African refugee camps helps boost school attendance and improves female safety. -
UNHCR helps resettle 33 unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway
17 Jan 2012 The children had spent months living in a special camp set up in Tunisia for people fleeing Libya last year. Most are from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia or Eritrea. -
UNHCR chief ends Sudan visit with relief for 'old' refugees, risks for new ones
13 Jan 2012 High Commissioner António Guterres announces self-reliance initiative for long-stay refugees in east Sudan; expresses concerns over trafficking of asylum-seekers. -
Refugee returnees in eastern Congo get title deeds for first time
14 Sep 2011 In eastern Congo's South Kivu province, UNHCR for the first time helps returnees from Tanzania and Burundi get legal ownership of their property. -
UNHCR distributes pioneering smart ID cards to refugees in India
17 Aug 2011 The new ID cards have an electronic chip that contains information about the holder, including biographical details. Some 18,000 will be distributed. -
UNHCR programme provides young Somali males with a toolkit full of skills
30 Jun 2011 A group of 40 young internally displaced Somali men recently graduated with vocational skills that will help keep them away from conflict and piracy. -
UNHCR urges states to avoid detaining asylum-seekers
12 May 2011 UNHCR co-hosts global discussions on alternatives to the unnecessary and damaging detention of asylum-seekers, refugees, migrants and the stateless. -
UNHCR training put into practice as migrant vessel arrives at Turks and Caicos Islands
9 Mar 2011 Immigration officials on the Caribbean's Turks and Caicos Islands get an early chance to put into practice training they received from UNHCR. -
Refugees in Lebanon receive wider, cheaper access to hospital services
28 Jan 2011 A landmark cooperation agreement, supported by UNHCR, allows refugees to receive treatment in four state-run hospitals in Lebanon at affordable prices.