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UNHCR to open two new field offices to help displaced in Colombia
19 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency is opening two more field offices in Colombia to help cope with the humanitarian crisis facing some three million people displaced by violence in the South American country. -
Micro-credit scheme helps Colombian refugees rebuild lives in Venezuela
3 Jan 2007 Some 200,000 Colombians have fled across the border to Venezuela to escape violence or persecution. Many of them stay in the border areas where they face the challenge of earning a living in a new country. To help them, UNHCR has introduced a micro-credit scheme designed to kick-start small businesses. -
Life on the run among Colombia's displaced
1 Jan 2007 Marlene Sanchez, a victim of the ongoing strife in Colombia, knows what it's like to be displaced and on the run. Although her previous experience of running brought only bad memories, Sanchez recently took part in a 3.5-km "Race for Life" to draw attention to the plight of her country's displaced. -
Indigenous Kuna children and Colombian refugees live and study together in Panama
28 Dec 2006 On the southern tip of Panama's Caribbean coast in the town of Puerto Obaldia, local indigenous Kuna schoolchildren are living with Colombian refugees and studying alongside them in a secondary school set up by a UNHCR partner designed to benefit the whole society. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt make holiday visit to Colombian refugees in Costa Rica
26 Dec 2006 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and actor Brad Pitt spend Christmas Day with Colombian refugees in the Costa Rican capital of San José, assuring them and millions of other Colombians displaced by conflict that they have not been forgotten. -
UNHCR puts spotlight on violence against displaced women in Colombia
4 Dec 2006 Violence against women is a major problem in strife-torn Colombia. UNHCR is taking part in a series of activities aimed at raising awareness of the violence that displaced women, in particular, are suffering. -
Colombian indigenous seek refuge from violence in Ecuador
23 Nov 2006 Members of Colombia's Awá indigenous community are fleeing their homes to escape a fresh wave of violence in the southern department of Nariño. Some are crossing the border to seek sanctuary in Ecuador. -
Afro-Colombians and indigenous groups at risk from fresh fighting
3 Nov 2006 Dozens of Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities are at risk because of an upsurge in fighting and violence in north-western Colombia. While hundreds of people have fled to other parts of Colombia or across the border to Panama, thousands more are trapped. -
Colombian conflict drives displaced to a life of fear on a garbage dump
25 Oct 2006 The majority of Colombia's three million internally displaced people live in the cities. Often, they have no choice but to settle in the very poorest of neighbourhoods where they face not only very tough living conditions but also continuing threats to their safety.