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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. -
Colombian asylum seekers face documentation limbo in Venezuela
11 Oct 2006 Venezuela has long been a land of asylum and it has always been generous in its welcome - Colombians in need of assistance, for example, have no trouble accessing the health and education systems and it is possible for them to work. But it can take a long time before asylum seekers get proper documentation. -
Fear prevents paperless Colombians in Ecuador from seeking help
29 Sep 2006 An estimated 250,000 Colombians have fled to Ecuador, but only a very few register their presence in the country. The lack of proper documentation hinders their prospects for integration and a life free of fear. -
A shelter from violence for Colombian refugees in Ecuador
26 Sep 2006 More than 600 Colombian asylum seekers register every month with UNHCR in Ecuador. For some of the most desperate cases, a UNHCR shelter in the east of the country offers a temporary home and a place to learn to live in peace again.