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UNHCR calls for Darfur action at Britain's Labour Party Conference
22 Sep 2008 UNHCR recreates a burning village at this year's Labour Party Conference to highlight the plight of displaced people in Sudan's Darfur region. -
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. -
Chicago Bulls support ninemillion campaign
15 Feb 2008 Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng pledges to donate US$50 to UNHCR's ninemillion.org campaign for every basket he scores this season. -
Britain's Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng backs refugee campaign
20 Aug 2007 Chicago Bulls star Luol Deng is back in Britain to try and help his adopted country win a place in the 2012 London Olympics. But the Sudan-born basketball prodigy has also been taking time out to support UNHCR's campaign to open up sports and education opportunities for young refugees around the world. -
London photo exhibitions to highlight refugee issues in Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency and the World Food Programme will later this month open an exhibition in London of powerful images of displaced people and returnees in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
UNHCR welcomes new UK effort to improve asylum screening
21 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency has praised Britain's efforts to improve its asylum system and said the country was at the forefront of efforts to protect victims of persecution and war. -
Reaching out with drama to challenge negative perceptions about refugees
8 Jan 2007 Refugees and asylum seekers get a bad press in some sections of the UK media, but one advocacy group is using drama in a bid to counter negative public perceptions about these foreign guests. -
UNHCR, EC and OSCE urge full implementation of Sarajevo Declaration
19 Sep 2006 The three key international actors in south-east Europe urge governments in the region to promptly and fully implement a declaration signed in January 2005 and respect self-imposed deadlines. -
UNHCR auctions ball signed by England team to raise funds for refugees
28 Jun 2006 The UN refugee agency is auctioning a football signed by England World Cup stars such as David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand. The ball, one of two donated by UNHCR goodwill ambassador Giorgio Armani, is on offer on eBay until July 4.