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DRC-Rwanda deal could pave way for Congolese refugees to return, says UNHCR
31 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency welcomes the agreement as an important step for long-lasting peace in the DRC and the Great Lakes region, saying it could encourage some 390,000 Congolese refugees to return home. -
From refugee to councillor: A Sri Lankan in Britain
31 Jul 2002 The story of a Tamil who fled persecution at home and who is now a respected local leader in his adopted land. -
UNHCR details role in Sangatte closure, urges assistance for all Afghans keen to repatriate
16 Jul 2002 The UN refugee agency provides details on its involvement leading up to the Sangatte centre's closure while simultaneously announcing its revised position on Afghan asylum-seekers. -
Huda's story: Silenced in Sudan, finding a new voice in London
19 Apr 2002 A Sudanese woman helping other refugee women like herself in England. -
Attacks on British asylum seekers
10 Aug 2001 UNHCR expressed its concern at the outbreak of attacks on asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom, but said such developments were predictable in a climate of vilification. -
UNHCR voices concern over murder of Rwandan doctor in Ukraine
13 Jul 2001 The U.N. refugee agency said today it was shocked by the murder last weekend in Ukraine of a Rwandan refugee doctor and respected community leader.