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World Water Day: New approach to safeguard Chad's scarce water resources
20 Mar 2009 UNHCR and the Chad government launch a three-year water strategy aimed at overcoming shortages and ensuring enough water for all refugees and locals. -
World Water Day: How UNHCR is making water safe and plentiful in eastern Sudan
20 Mar 2009 UNHCR focuses on distribution and safe storage of water in eastern Sudan camps housing tens of thousands of "forgotten people" in protracted refugee situation. -
International Women's Day: Peanut butter, pottery and sewing help empower refugee women
6 Mar 2009 UNHCR-backed projects give Sudanese refugee women skills that will be useful to them in the future when they resume their lives as ordinary citizens. -
Small emergencies in Africa combining into one budget problem
5 Mar 2009 Each influx seems relatively minor, but when the new emergencies are added UNHCR is seeing unexpected strains on its budget and operations in Africa. -
Number of Congolese fleeing Lord's Resistance Army tops 15,000
17 Feb 2009 The number Congolese refugees seeking safety in South Sudan since attacks by the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) last year has passed the 15,000 mark. -
UNHCR registers thousands of refugees from Central African Republic
12 Feb 2009 UNHCR helps the local Chadian authorities to register thousands of refugees from neighbouring Central African Republic (CAR) and to assess their needs. -
Number of returnees to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark
10 Feb 2009 The number of refugee returns to South Sudan passes the 300,000 mark, including 142,000 assisted home by the UN refugee agency. -
Thousands flee attacks in Central African Republic; seek shelter in Chad
30 Jan 2009 UNHCR visits thousands of Central African Republic refugees sheltering in south-eastern Chad after fleeing attacks by rebel groups in recent weeks. -
Refugees evacuated from desert camp to safe haven in Romania
29 Jan 2009 A group of Sudanese refugees swap the heat and sand of Iraq for the cold of Romania as they shelter in a special transit centre awaiting resettlement.