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Feature: Resilience of Colombian refugees impresses Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa
15 Apr 2004 Renowned Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa heard stories of dramatic, often tragic, flight by Colombian refugees from their homeland and saw their heroic effort to rebuild their lives at a Panamanian village deep in the Amazonian jungle - setting of his popular masterpiece "La Casa Verde," a portrayal of a murky world of intrigue and violence regarded as one of Latin America's seminal works of fiction. -
Panama: agreement signed for permanent UNHCR presence
2 Apr 2004 -
Feature: Homecoming marks end of odyssey for Colombian refugees
21 Jan 2004 After years in exile, 84 Colombian refugees recently sailed home from Jaqué, Panama, to Juradó, Colombia, in a return operation monitored by the UN refugee agency. In addition to repatriation and rehabilitation assistance, the returnees will also need help reintegrating into their communities, said UNHCR. -
Panama: UNHCR's protection and assistance programme 2003
1 Jul 2003 -
Panama: follow-up on expelled Colombians
25 Apr 2003 -
Colombians should not be forcibly returned from Panama, says UNHCR
24 Apr 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns about the deportation of more than 100 Colombians from Panama. More than half of the Colombian deportees were children, while some Colombian mothers were forced to leave their Panama-born children behind. -
UNHCR concerned over deportation of Colombians from Panama
23 Apr 2003 -
Panama: villagers flee Colombian paramilitary attack
24 Jan 2003 -
UNHCR concerned about hundreds displaced by cross-border attack in Panama
24 Jan 2003 More than 470 Panamanian indigenous people have been displaced after Colombian rebels attacked their villages. While some have reportedly started returning home, the UN refugee agency has nonetheless channelled emergency assistance kits to help cope with the situation.