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Refugees open up to Goodwill Ambassador Laport in Ecuador
26 Nov 2010 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Osvaldo Laport meets Colombian refugees in urban and rural areas of Ecuador and is struck by how traumatized many of them remain. -
Community farming helps tribe without frontiers survive in Ecuador
15 Sep 2010 In the past two years, UNHCR has been assisting displaced members of the Epera tribe. Farming support is helping them integrate and become independent. -
Q&A: Ecuadorian soap star supports Colombian refugees
8 Sep 2010 Ecuadorean actor Roberto Manrique talks about working with UNHCR to spread awareness about Colombian refugees and the problems they face. -
Q&A: UNHCR team faces urban and rural challenges in Ecuador
26 Aug 2010 Deborah Elizondo, UNHCR's representative in Ecuador, talks about the challenges in a country with the largest number of refugees in Latin America. -
Angelina Jolie returns to Ecuador to highlight challenges facing refugees
18 Jun 2010 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie returns to northern Ecuador to see how the situation has changed and to raise awareness about sexual violence. -
Ecuador issues ID to 27,000 refugees in remote northern areas of the country
6 Apr 2010 Identity documentation issued to 27,000 Colombian refugees in remote areas of Ecuador under an innovative project conducted by UNHCR and the government. -
In northern Ecuador, mobile teams bring rights to Colombian refugees
18 Feb 2010 A pioneering government project supported by UNHCR is bringing refugee recognition to thousands of Colombians in a remote area of Ecuador -
UNHCR emergency training goes regional with new programme in South America
9 Oct 2009 UNHCR holds its first regional Workshop on Emergency Management, preparing 25 participants for the area’s first rapid reaction team. -
Ecuador's northern border: Refugee documentation comes to the jungle
17 Aug 2009 Refugee visas issued with UNHCR's support will help Colombians living in remote parts of Ecuador pass through military checkpoints without fear and travel freely to schools and health centres.