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Q&A: Canadian nurse speaks for the displaced through her art
27 Sep 2010 Laura Archer hit the headlines last year when she was abducted for three days in Sudan's Darfur region. Now the Canadian nurse is making news with her art. -
Flooding in Chad affects 150,000 people, including refugees
17 Sep 2010 Torrential rains and flooding have affected close to 150,000 people in Chad, including 70,000 who have become homeless. -
Thousands flee, many killed as Lord's Resistance Army steps up attacks
14 May 2010 UNHCR is alarmed at reports of a rise in the frequency and brutality of attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army against civilians in three African countries. -
UNHCR transfers hundreds of Central African refugees to Chad refugee camp
7 May 2010 UNHCR begins transporting some 1,100 newly arrived refugees from Central African Republic to a camp in southern Chad, where they can receive assistance. -
Fresh violence forces 1,500 civilians to flee in Central African Republic
25 Mar 2010 UNHCR concern at security situation in Central African Republic as fresh fighting forces 1,500 people to flee their villages near the northern town of Batangafo. -
UNHCR chief visits Central African Republic, pledges support for the forcibly displaced
10 Mar 2010 High Commissioner António Guterres pledges to help improve living conditions for refugees and internally displaced people in the Central African Republic. -
UNHCR unites refugees and host communities in Chad
9 Mar 2010 Over the past two years, UNHCR has promoted initiatives in southern Chad to help integrate tens of thousands of refugees from Central African Republic into the local community. -
UNHCR chief puts spotlight on Central African refugees in Cameroon
5 Mar 2010 High Commissioner António Guterres calls on the international community not to forget Mbororo refugees during a visit to their settlements in Cameroon. -
Refugees from Darfur call for improved educational facilities in eastern Chad camps
29 Jan 2010 Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad tell a visiting senior UNHCR official they need better educational facilities for their children.