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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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