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In Ecuador, a new learning centre combines garbage and gigabytes
11 Feb 2013 UNHCR and the municipal authorities in Esmeraldas open a computer centre and digital library in a building made of recycled plastic bottles. -
UNHCR hails EU decision to donate Nobel funding for children
19 Dec 2012 UNHCR will use its share to provide educational support for 5,600 Colombian children, including refugees in Ecuador and children of indigenous groups. -
Ecuador, Honduras and Portugal accede to Statelessness Conventions
2 Oct 2012 All three states became parties to one or other or both of the conventions at a special event in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. -
UNHCR chief visits Ecuador ahead of World Refugee Day
19 Jun 2012 António Guterres met urban refugees from Colombia and discussed the challenges they face during his visit to the port of Guayaquil and to Quito. -
Angelina Jolie visits Ecuador on first mission as UNHCR Special Envoy
23 Apr 2012 UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Colombian refugees in riverside communities in northern Ecuador's Sucumbios province. -
Violence in Colombia displacing more people into Ecuador
12 Apr 2012 UNHCR estimates some 600 people have been arriving from Colombia each week in Ecuador's Esmeraldas province since the beginning of this year. -
Small loans for vulnerable groups in Ecuador
11 Apr 2011 UNHCR is supporting a financial initiative that promotes micro-credit opportunities to vulnerable Colombian refugees and their hosts. -
Brazil helps ease local integration of refugees in northern Ecuador
17 Feb 2011 A cooperation agreement between Brazil and Ecuador is helping to ease the local integration of thousands of Colombian refugees in north-east Ecuador. -
UNHCR chief returns to spotlight the displaced in Colombia and Ecuador
22 Dec 2010 UN High Commissioner for refugees António Guterres visits Colombia and Ecuador to assess the situation of millions of uprooted Colombians and to back efforts to help them.