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UNHCR mourns death of an architect of the 1951 Refugee Convention
19 Oct 2010 The UN refugee agency pays tribute to an architect of the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, American legal scholar Louis Henkin, who died last week aged 92. -
Q&A: US State Department Bureau aids the displaced while promoting humanitarian policies
13 Sep 2010 For the past year, Eric Schwartz has headed the US State Department bureau that deals with refugees. He discusses his experiences and US policy. -
UNHCR rings the NASDAQ bell to raise awareness about Pakistan floods
7 Sep 2010 UNHCR helps raise visibility in the financial world about Pakistan's flood victims by taking part in the NASDAQ closing bell ceremony in New York. -
Sudanese refugees find fame in Japan, raise money for education in Africa
26 Jul 2010 An on-line music contest is raising Japanese awareness of refugee issues, and money for Dadaab refugee camp. -
UNHCR looks to legislation to resolve statelessness in the United States
9 Jun 2010 UNHCR and Refugees International launch a campaign to bring greater attention to statelessness in the United States and to push for legislation on the issue. -
Neighbouring countries feeling the strain as Somalia's emergency grows
3 May 2010 A high-level UNHCR delegation to the Horn of Africa sees for itself evidence that Somalia's humanitarian emergency is intensifying. -
Q&A: Play raises the curtain on former Congolese refugee's life in Arizona
21 Apr 2010 Shukuru Kalunga has written a play to spread awareness in his new community about refugees. It is based on his own experiences in the United States. -
UNHCR chief praises achievements of US refugee programme, calls for continued reform
17 Mar 2010 Marking the 30th anniversary of key US refugee legislation, High Commissioner Guterres hails successes while urging new strategies -
Bookworms study their way out of world's largest refugee complex
24 Feb 2010 Four young Somali refugees find that reading pays off as they win scholarships to top secondary schools in Kenya after studying in UNHCR-funded classrooms.