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UNHCR offers immediate assistance to Myanmar cyclone victims
6 May 2008 UNHCR responds quickly to Myanmar's cyclone disaster, distributing aid in Myanmar and preparing emergency supplies in Thailand for swift dispatch. -
Life's getting better for refugees in Bangladeshi camps
27 Feb 2008 A new spirit of cooperation between the Bangladeshi government and UNHCR brings new homes and new hopes to 27,000 refugees. -
Afghan refugee teaches Hindi to tots in India
20 Feb 2008 An Afghan refugee who learnt the lingo of her host country, India, is now teaching Hindi to other refugees from Myanmar. -
UNHCR and India hold key meeting to strengthen cooperation
31 Jan 2008 UNHCR and the government of India hold their first formal high-level bilateral consultations, underlining their growing cooperation. -
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
3 Jan 2008 Some 200 Palestinian refugees who fled Iraq in 2006 say they are struggling with an alien tongue and culture in India, and hope to find a solution elsewhere. -
Afghan minority seeks home in India
13 Dec 2007 More than 120 Afghan Hindu and Sikh refugees have received citizenship in their ancestral homeland, thanks to strong support from their community and the Indian government. -
Departures of Myanmar refugees from Thailand top 20,000 mark
11 Dec 2007 In the past two years, more than 20,000 refugees from Myanmar have traded camp life in Thailand for resettlement in countries like the United States, Australia and Canada. -
Refugee from Myanmar finds farming and friends in Java
27 Nov 2007 A UNHCR self-reliance programme helps a refugee from Myanmar find his feet among an Indonesian farming community. -
Borders with Myanmar remain calm; no influx of refugees
1 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency has not seen any unusual movements out of Myanmar as a result of recent events there that have sparked renewed media interest in some 400,000 Myanmar refugees in neighbouring countries.