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Travelling exhibition on refugee children opens in Las Vegas
16 Jun 2008 A new travelling exhibition offering visitors a hands-on learning experience into the lives of young refugees and their families opens in a Las Vegas children's museum. -
A refuge for refugee journalists in the heart of France
6 May 2008 The House of Journalists in Paris offers refugee journalists a safe haven and helps them adjust to exile in France after life under threat at home. -
Q&A: Former Lost Boy of Sudan returns home to build for the future
2 May 2008 Valentino Achak Deng was separated from his family as a child during Sudan's civil war. He discusses the hardships he faced as a refugee and in the United States and talks about his new challenges. -
Q&A: Pulitzer-winning professor charts slain UN envoy's life
18 Apr 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power discusses her second book, which charts the life and death of former UNHCR official Sergio Vieira de Mello. -
Kindness of strangers eases refugees' arrival in United States
18 Mar 2008 Religious groups in the state of New Jersey help ease the integration into US life of resettled refugees such as the Thang family from Myanmar. -
UNHCR opens new global service centre in Hungary
29 Feb 2008 High Commissioner António Guterres and Hungarian Foreign Minister Kinga Göncz preside over the opening of UNHCR's new Global Service Centre. -
For Iraqi refugees, a sense of community in the American west
12 Dec 2007 Members of Iraq's Chaldean Christian community find safety and opportunities in southern California. -
UNHCR picks up Freedom Award for its global work
8 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency has received the International Rescue Committee's annual Freedom Award for its contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom. -
Q&A: Born on the high seas, footballer finds fame in Europe
2 Nov 2007 Antonio Rio Mavuba is a professional football player. His parents arrived in France as refugees in 1984, but Mavuba was only granted French citizenship three years ago. The 23-year-old midfielder, who has been capped several times for France, discusses his experiences as a refugee and sportsman.