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Feature: Angolan children at Zambia camp sing praises of Italy
12 Nov 2002 Six months after performing in the "Pavarotti and Friends" concert in Italy, 30 Angolan refugee children at Nangweshi camp still speak fondly of the experience. The concert has raised close to Euros 3 million for Angolan refugees in Zambia, and offered hope to children who have never known life beyond the camp. -
Swiss vote could turn genuine refugees away, warns UNHCR
5 Nov 2002 The UN refugee agency has raised serious concerns that an initiative to change Switzerland's asylum law, if voted into law on November 24, could result in a highly restrictive asylum system that rejects genuine refugees. -
UNHCR intensifies efforts to cope with Angolan returns
30 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency works to increase its presence in main areas of return as nearly 8,000 Angolans return from the DRC and 4,500 from Zambia this year. These figures do not include unrecorded spontaneous returns. -
Home is where the heart is for Angolans at Osire camp
8 Jul 2002 Osire camp's most senior citizen would rather die in Namibia than return to her homeland in Angola. -
UNHCR pledges basic assistance for spontaneous returns to Angola
5 Jul 2002 More than 20,000 Angolans have left Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo for home since March; UNHCR estimates that as many as 80,000 from the region could head home by year end, and is gathering close to $2 million to meet their immediate needs. -
"Pavarotti and Friends" concert raises over 2 million euro for Angolan refugees
29 May 2002 The star-studded event raises some 1.1 million euro in ticket sales and 1 million euro in private donations from viewers in Italy. Funds will go to projects to help Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
Pavarotti and friends to stage concert for Angolan refugees
23 May 2002 World-renowned Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, supported by major stars like Sting, Lou Reed, James Brown and Andrea Bocelli, is dedicating this year's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert to support UNHCR's programmes for Angolan refugees. -
A voice for Angola's forgotten people
23 May 2002 Nangweshi camp in Zambia holds up a mirror to Angola's recent murderous past. -
Thousands of Angolan refugees in Zambia wait for resettlement as camps reach capacity
28 Jan 2002 With existing camps at maximum capacity, some 9,000 refugees fleeing the civil war in Angola are waiting to be relocated in Zambia even as their numbers are expected to grow.