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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. -
Q&A: A Vietnamese Catholic's journey from boat person to bishop
12 Mar 2010 Former Vietnamese refugee Vincent Nguyen was recently ordained as Canada's youngest Catholic bishop and the first of Asian descent. He talks about his experiences. -
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 -
Tackling climate change in eastern Chad
15 Dec 2009 To combat the effects of climate change on 250,000 refugees in eastern Chad, UNHCR is planting hundreds of thousands of trees and carefully managing water supplies. -
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 -
UNHCR condemns killing of government partner in eastern Chad
27 Oct 2009 UNHCR expresses shock at the ambush and killing of a Chadian official working for UNHCR's government counterpart in the volatile east of the country.