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UNHCR reaches milestone in resettlement of Iraqi refugees
18 Jun 2010 UNHCR chief António Guterres announces that his agency has referred 100,000 Iraqi refugees for resettlement from Middle East countries since 2007. -
UNHCR says ordered to close office in Libya
8 Jun 2010 Operations to help refugees in Libya suspended as government orders UN refugee agency to leave. -
The UN refugee agency cautions against European deportations to Iraq
8 Jun 2010 UNHCR urges that Iraqi asylum applicants in Europe continue to receive international protection amid fears that some Iraqis may be sent back home. -
Former Iraqi refugees benefit from UNHCR shelter programme in the south
20 May 2010 UNHCR's shelter programme helps refugee returnee families in southern Iraq who fled overseas before 2003 and then found it hard to make ends meet after returning. -
Volcanic eruption in Iceland delays resettlement plans of Palestinians
22 Apr 2010 The volcanic ash drifting across Europe from Iceland prevents a group of Palestinian refugees from boarding a flight to a new life in France this week. -
Iraqi refugees contribute to success of Oscar-winning film, "The Hurt Locker"
1 Apr 2010 Oscar-winning film, "The Hurt Locker," tells the story of a US bomb disposal expert in Iraq. Filmed in Jordan, several Iraqi refugees were hired as extras. -
UNHCR sees deepening needs among Iraqi refugees even as world interest wanes
30 Mar 2010 Seven years after the start of the Iraq war, the future of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees remains shrouded in uncertainty. -
Iraqi refugees cautious about return after landmark election
15 Mar 2010 Early results from Iraq's national election bring mixed reactions from Iraqi refugees still concerned about the situation back home. -
Refugees watch Iraqi elections with doubts and hopes
1 Mar 2010 Many refugees hope the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq will restore security and allow the safe return of hundreds of thousands of them.