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Clinton Global Initiative hails ninemillion campaign as a good cause
1 Oct 2007 Former United States President Bill Clinton has called for renewed action to help millions of vulnerable children obtain an education. At the annual summit of his Global Initiative last week, Clinton urged people to support UNHCR's ninemillion campaign which seeks to ensure education for all refugee children by 2010. -
Iraq situation deteriorates further; US gives $30 million to aid education
28 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate with the number of displaced Iraqis, both inside and outside the country, rising. The US, meanwhile, announced a grant of US$30 million towards educating refugee children in host countries. -
Somali refugee band makes waves in Kenya
11 Jun 2007 A group of Somali refugee musicians in the Kenyan capital Nairobi have ruffled a few feathers with their flouting of conservative traditions and their songs on sensitive issues, but they are determined to resist attempts to silence their band. -
Q&A: Jordanian brings resettled refugee children together on the soccer pitch
4 May 2007 Luma Mufleh grew up in Jordan and emigrated to the United States. In 2004, she started the Fugees, a soccer team for refugee youth in Clarkston, a small town in the southern US state of Georgia. Coaching for six seasons, she has brought together players from diverse backgrounds and worked to find support for her team. -
UNHCR sends aid from Kenya to Somali town struggling with IDPs and disease
19 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency has sent two truckloads of much-needed relief and medical supplies from Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya to the Somali town of Dobley, which is struggling to cope with an influx of 4,000 displaced Somalis and an outbreak of diarrhoea -
International Women's Day: UNHCR and Nike encourage Somali refugee girls to play sports
8 Mar 2007 It has been a hard struggle, but UNHCR and its corporate partner Nike have had some success over the past three years in encouraging Somali girls to engage in sports at three refugee camps here in north-east Kenya. -
New refugee teachers one of the keys to development in southern Sudan
29 Jan 2007 Grace Anyieth has wanted to be a teacher since she was a child, but she now sees it as more than just a vocation after years of exile from her troubled homeland. After graduating from a teacher training course in a Kenyan refugee camp, she hopes to contribute to the development of her native Sudan. -
UNHCR calls on Kenya to halt Somali returns
3 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency expressed concern Wednesday over reports that Kenyan authorities were forcibly returning Somalis who had fled the recent strife in their homeland. -
Deputy High Commissioner Chamberlin visits flood-hit camps in Kenya
18 Dec 2006 UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Wendy Chamberlin voiced concern about the vulnerability of refugees in north-east Kenya after visiting camps ravaged by heavy floods.