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Q&A: Jewish agency in US marks 130 years of protecting the persecuted
3 Feb 2011 The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society is the oldest US migration and refugee resettlement agency. It helps some of the world's most vulnerable refugee. -
Q&A: Encouraging talking in class by connecting refugee and US school children
20 Jan 2011 The US-based Darfur Dream Team is supporting education in camps in eastern Chad while creating bonds between refugee and American school children. -
US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps
17 Dec 2010 Journalism students from the US have been visiting UNHCR-run refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East and recording the experience on a new website. -
UNHCR calls for increased aid for Somalia's suffering civilian population
3 Dec 2010 UNHCR chief António Guterres highlights Somalia's grim humanitarian situation and calls for a concerted international effort to protect and assist its people. -
Q&A: Former Bosnian refugee promotes technology to bring hope to the displaced
24 Nov 2010 Leila Toplic fled from Bosnia and Herzegovina when she was 18. Today, she works in Paris for Microsoft while also helping to raise awareness about refugees. -
UNHCR urges Kenya to halt forced return of Somali refugees
3 Nov 2010 The UN refugee agency calls on the Kenyan government to halt its returns of thousands of Somalis from a border camp in the north-east of the country. -
Hundreds of Somalis continue to flee into Kenya
29 Oct 2010 Clashes between rival militias in Somalia force thousands of civilians to live in desperate conditions. -
Tens of thousands displaced by clashes in Somalia
26 Oct 2010 Clashes between rival militias in Somalia force thousands of civilians to live in desperate conditions. -
For resettled refugees in Baltimore, many needs, one destination
22 Oct 2010