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Cape Town issues groundbreaking declaration of rights for its refugees
21 Jun 2006 Cape Town, home to thousands of refugees, has issued a formal pledge to honour the legal rights that South Africa has promised to refugees. The coastal city also pledged to support their integration into local society. -
New book captures the voices and art of African child refugees
16 Jun 2006 A new book launched in South Africa ahead of World Refugee Day gives refugee children a chance to tell about their lives in pictures and words, stories of both trauma and hope. -
No, they're not magic, but mushrooms help refugees in Rwanda
13 Jun 2006 HIV-positive Congolese refugees and their friends and families are improving their diets and their incomes with an innovative project that grows mushrooms in a crowded refugee camp in Rwanda. -
Congolese girl gives voice to the world's millions of child refugees
6 Jun 2006 Mariam Kwete brought a unique perspective to a recent UNICEF meeting in New York. She was the only refugee among almost two dozen children from around the world who were asked to contribute to a UN study on violence against children, which is due to be released in October. -
Number of asylum seekers in South Africa rises sharply in first quarter
19 May 2006 In new detailed quarterly statistics released today, South Africa reports a strong rise in asylum applications in the first three months of the year, with the largest number coming from Zimbabweans. -
A 'tsunami' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo every six months: Guterres urges help for one of the world's most under-funded emergencies
18 May 2006 In his first official visit to Germany, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has appealed to the international community to better support the desperately under-funded humanitarian emergency in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR offers voluntary repatriation to Angolan refugees in South Africa
11 May 2006 The UN refugee agency and the government of South Africa launch a campaign to inform Angolan refugees that 2006 will be the last year UNHCR will assist those who wish to repatriate from South Africa. -
Thousands of Swedish teenagers collect money for refugee schools in Rwanda
10 May 2006 Some 80,000 teenagers from some 250 high schools in Sweden participated in a campaign to collect money for the education of Congolese refugee children in Rwanda. The event, dubbed "Operation A Day's Work", was organised by the Swedish Student Organisation. -
Squatter camp in South Africa underscores need for urban refugee policy review
23 Feb 2006 Some 300 asylum seekers have set up camp outside a government office in South Africa's capital, awaiting their turn to get a permit legitimising their stay in the country. The huge backlog of cases and the precarious living conditions underscores the need for the current review of UNHCR's policy urban refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa.