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Former embassy now home to desperate Somalis in Rome
16 Nov 2004 The Association of Emigrant Somali Women in Rome recently organised a party to celebrate the end of Ramadan with some 50 Somali asylum seekers living in their run-down former embassy. Many of them have been sent back to Italy from other European countries and now live in desperate conditions. -
Feature: Greek island welcomes refugee doctor from Iraq
20 Oct 2004 Iraqi Kurd Soleiman Barzani has overcome exile in Iran, completed a scholarship in Greece and concluded the long process of becoming a Greek citizen with his own paediatrics clinic on Ios island. -
Long desert drive brings Libyan aid to refugees in Chad
14 Oct 2004 Libyan foundation GIFCA has sent eight trucks on a two-week journey through the desert, carrying aid supplies like tents, blankets, oil and sugar to eastern Chad. This is GIFCA's second donation and part of logistically challenging efforts to bring relief to 200,000 Sudanese refugees. -
Refugee teens find Olympic spirit at youth camp
8 Sep 2004 The Olympic Games may be over, but the Olympic spirit is still alive in five teenage refugees and asylum seekers in Greece who recently took part in the Olympic Youth Camp in Athens. They attended the opening ceremony and selected competitions, and visited the ancient Olympia and the Spetses islands. -
Handling of Cap Anamur asylum claims was flawed, says UNHCR
23 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has written to the Italian authorities criticizing the process that led up to the expulsion from Italy of a group of asylum seekers at the centre of an international furore. -
Athens sports pro-active posters of young refugees
7 Apr 2004 In the run-up to the Olympic Games, images of refugee youth playing football, volleyball and basketball have appeared on posters at 150 bus stops across the Greek capital in a campaign to raise funds and awareness about the daily struggles of refugees. -
UNHCR "Angels" fundraising campaign takes off in Italy
24 Dec 2003 The UN refugee agency has launched a campaign to encourage the Italian public - UNHCR's top private donors - to donate at least 8 euros every month to adopt, assist and protect a refugee family. -
Refugee finds anchor after years adrift
10 Dec 2003 In the first in an occasional series on refugee lives, UNHCR talks to a Congolese refugee woman who has finally found her feet in Sicily after spending four turbulent years in search of safety and stability. -
UNHCR mourns loss of award-winning aid worker
6 Oct 2003 The UN refugee agency has expressed grief over the brutal murder of Dr Annalena Tonelli, who received the Nansen Refugee Award earlier this year for her long-time humanitarian work with the Somalis.