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More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal
23 Sep 2008 More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers. -
Iraqi family board a flight to Australia and the end of their journey
2 Jun 2008 After almost seven years in Indonesia, a family of Iraqi refugees finally get the opportunity to begin a new life in Australia. -
Australia's "Pacific Solution" draws to a close
11 Feb 2008 The last 21 Sri Lankan refugees on Nauru leave for Australia, signalling the end of Australia's "Pacific Solution." -
Q&A: Dinka from Down Under keeps spotlight on Sudan
23 Nov 2007 Aguil de'Chut Deng, an ethnic Dinka from South Sudan, made a big impression during UNHCR's annual ExCom meeting, where she presented the official NGO statement. She discusses her new life and work in Australia. -
Australian police brush up on Sudanese refugees
23 Aug 2007 Police officers in the Australian state of Victoria have toured South Sudan to gain insight into the refugees being resettled in their Melbourne suburb. They are using the experience to educate others about the Sudanese. -
Australia grants visa to Iraqi man held on Pacific island for five years
1 Feb 2007 The ordeal of Iraqi refugee Mohammed Faisal is finally over after he was granted an Australian protection visa following five years stuck on a tiny Pacific island and five months in a psychiatric hospital in Brisbane. -
Young Australians get Streetwize about refugees
10 Feb 2005 Streetwize Communications has produced "The Other Side", an educational comic strip that draws on real refugee stories to inform young people in Australia about refugee and asylum-seeker issues. -
A new home in Australia for refugees from West Africa's wars
19 Jan 2005 More than a decade on the run from West African wars has ended in smiles and safety on the other side of the world for 376 refugees from Liberia and Sierra Leone. The refugee families - the majority headed by women - arrived in Australia earlier this week. -
Australia accepts Iraqi refugees from Nauru
17 Dec 2004 A group of 23 recently-recognised Iraqi refugees have left Nauru after more than three years, arriving in Australia to join their relatives. UNHCR has welcomed the move, and urged the government to grant complementary protection to other Iraqi asylum seekers on the island.