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Europe development bank funds housing projects in Balkans
15 Mar 2005 More than 2,300 people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia and Montenegro will soon have been enabled to move out of collective centres into individual accommodation after the finalisation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and the UN refugee agency. -
Severe cold hits refugees and returnees in Bosnia and Herzegovina
16 Feb 2005 Local authorities and the UN refugee agency have been struggling to provide refugees with the basics - water and sanitation - as snow and plummeting temperatures bring much of Bosnia and Herzegovina to a grinding halt. -
Balkan governments seek to close refugee chapter in region
31 Jan 2005 At today's "3x3 Initiative" conference in Sarajevo, the governments of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia and Montenegro agreed to bring a close to the region's refugee chapter through voluntary return or local integration by the end of 2006, with assistance from UNHCR, OSCE and the EU. -
Born again: The Bosnian miller's tale
6 Dec 2004 The wheel of life is turning again for the Petricevic family who have returned to Malesici village north of Sarajevo and restarted their watermill business with the help of the local authorities, UNHCR and the international community. -
Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes over 1 million returnees
21 Sep 2004 UNHCR has hailed this as a significant milestone in the long process of rebuilding a nation shattered during the 1992-5 war. The agency has also called for continued international support to make the returns sustainable. -
Liberian refugees take first steps towards new life in US
26 Aug 2004 Sixteen Liberian refugees have left years of exile in Sierra Leone to start afresh in the United States under a resettlement programme that started in June. They know that life will not be easy in the beginning, but are eager for the chance to live in peace. -
French company raises awareness and funds for UNHCR projects
25 Jun 2004 Receiving a 120,000-euro cheque from Schneider Electric this week, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Julien Clerc called the donation a good example of how humanitarian aid can contribute to sustainable development. The money will go to a water project in Ethiopia and UNHCR's education and training programmes in Cameroon. -
Jolie, Powell launch World Refugee Day celebrations in Washington, D.C.
18 Jun 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and US Secretary of State Colin Powell have launched a series of performances in the US capital to celebrate the strength and spirit of refugees. -
Jolie discusses unaccompanied children with US senior officials
27 May 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has met with senior government officials in the American capital as a follow-up to her recent visit to unaccompanied children of asylum seekers in the United States.