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Protracted Refugee Situation: The continuing struggle of Europe's forgotten refugees
12 Jan 2009 Years after the violent break-up of Yugoslavia, there are still almost 100,000 refugees in Serbia. For many, real solutions seem to be as elusive as ever. -
UNHCR hands over asylum centre to Serbian government
24 Dec 2008 Serbia formally takes over control of the country's only asylum centre from the UN refugee agency, which had cared for asylum seekers for decades. -
16 Days of Activism: Fathers urged to act as role models in Montenegro
4 Dec 2008 UNHCR-backed campaign to end violence against women reaches out to fathers and father figures in male-dominated Montenegrin society -
New housing helps cut the number of collective centres in Serbia
21 Aug 2008 The opening of a UNHCR-funded apartment block in southern Serbia brings the goal of closing the remaining collective centres for refugees and internally displaced people a small step closer. -
UNHCR helping refugees avoid statelessness in Montenegro
5 Aug 2008 With the launch of the "Giving is Winning" campaign in the Olympic Village in Beijing, 10,000 athletes are being asked to donate surplus sports clothing to make life a little brighter for refugees in Asia. -
World Environment Day: Roma scrap collectors get by in Montenegro camp
5 Jun 2008 Roma refugee families living in a Podgorica suburb earn a living and perform an environmental service by collecting metal waste. -
UNHCR closes last official collective centre for displaced in Montenegro
20 May 2008 UNHCR wraps up its programme of emergency shelter provision for refugees in Montenegro with the closure of a collective centre in the town of Niksic. -
One Macedonian town's waste is refugees' livelihood
17 Mar 2008 A Macedonian businessman is helping Roma refugees from Kosovo to become self-reliant by hiring them to work at a garbage recycling plant. -
Students face up to refugee realities in Montenegro
29 Oct 2007 UNHCR marks its 15th year in Montenegro by educating visual arts students on the needs and contributions of refugees and displaced people.