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Band Aid and UNHCR link up again to help Somali and Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
17 Sep 2010 The Band Aid Charitable Trust set up by rock music legends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure has given £55,000 to UNHCR to help Somali refugees in Ethiopia. -
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 chief stresses need to improve refugee conditions in Lebanon
24 Jun 2010 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres stresses the need to work with Lebanese authorities to improve refugee protection provisions in the country. -
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. -
World Cup-bound Norwegian cyclist teaches Eritrean refugees about the internet
16 Mar 2010 When Bjorn Heidenstrom met pupils at the Eritrean Refugee School in Khartoum, he was so impressed he decided to help bring the internet into their classrooms. -
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. -
After fleeing violence in Darfur, resettled refugee cherishes new life in Alaska
21 Dec 2009 Alaska's frigid temperatures are no barrier to a refugee family from the deserts of Darfur -
Verification exercise of Sudanese refugees in Chad proceeds well
2 Nov 2009 To better meet the needs of 250,000 Sudanese civilians in eastern Chad, UNHCR is re-registering and interviewing all refugees in 12 camps -
Djibouti : refugees grasp security in their hands with new ID cards
25 Aug 2009 A UNHCR program to issue plastic ID cards to some 10,000 refugees in Djibouti should enhance their protection and rights.