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Telecoms operator Lebara supports education for displaced children
2 Aug 2011 European telecoms operator Lebara launches fund-raising drive to help more than 100,000 displaced children in six countries get a proper education. -
Longing for Home: The bond between Afro-Colombians and their land
16 Jun 2011 Mario Riascos has been forced to flee the Afro-Colombian community of La Gloria twice in the past two decades, but he keeps coming back. -
Colombia's displaced youth sing out for own space
19 May 2011 A group of young Afro-Colombians has started a band to voice their views on land, identity, violence and displacement on the Pacific Coast. -
Number of displaced along Colombia's Pacific coast tops 1,800
27 Apr 2011 The UN refugee agency is concerned about the growing number of people forcibly displaced from their home areas in western Colombia in recent weeks. -
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. -
UNHCR works to find durable solutions for endangered Colombian tribe
6 Apr 2011 Persistent violence is preventing the Jiw indigenous people from returning to their ancestral lands. UNHCR is helping to find other long-term solutions. -
More than 800 Afro-Colombians flee to Colombia's main Pacific port
17 Mar 2011 The displacements appear to be linked to the growth of illegal mining and the struggle between illegal armed groups to control this activity. -
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. -
Shoes campaign promotes understanding and tolerance in Colombia
13 Jan 2011 Francesca represents the victims of the conflict in Granada municipality. The 11-year-old is supporting a major new UNHCR awareness campaign.