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Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand camps hits 50,000 mark
30 Jun 2009 A 23-year-old ethnic Karenni school teacher becomes the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to leave Thailand under the world's largest resettlement programme. -
UNHCR launches resettlement of refugees in Chad to the United States
23 Jun 2009 UNHCR begins a programme to resettle 1,800 refugees in Chad to the United States, with a first group of 11 flying out of N'Djamena at the weekend. -
"Before it comes to my house, let me run"
22 Jun 2009 A Somali refugee and her disabled son flee the fighting in Mogadishu for safety in Kenya. -
Number of internally displaced people remains stable at 26 million
4 May 2009 An annual report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council puts the number of internally displaced people in 2008 at 26 million last year, the same as 2007. -
World Malaria Day: Nothing But Nets does nothing but good for refugees
24 Apr 2009 Mosquito nets save lives and improve conditions for tens of thousands of Somali men, women and children in one of the world's largest refugee camps. -
Dadaab camps under severe strain as Somalis continue to flee to Kenya
27 Mar 2009 The election of a new Somali president fails to stem the flow of Somalis seeking refuge in the crowded Dadaab refugee camps in north-east Kenya. -
Former Liberian refugee seeks to help others adjust to life in US
11 Mar 2009 Jacob Massaquoi, a former refugee from Liberia, heads African Refuge, which seeks to ease the transition for those adjusting to new lives in the United States. -
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. -
Kenya to set aside land to establish a new refugee camp for Somalis
6 Feb 2009 Kenyan government agrees to allocate land to accommodate the increasing numbers of Somali refugees who are fleeing to north-eastern Kenya.