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Refugee professionals serving the community in Namibia
22 Nov 2010 The Namibian government decided two years ago that it should tap the expertise of the 8,000 refugees living in Osire camp to provide basic services. -
UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans
19 Nov 2009 UNHCR embarks on a school feeding programme to increase class attendance and reduce malnutrition at two settlements for Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief items for expelled refugees in Angola
3 Nov 2009 UNHCR airlifts aid items from South Africa to Angola to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Some 30,000 expelled Angolans in "dire" need of assistance
20 Oct 2009 Tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. They include refugees. -
A lifetime of uncertainty: decades in Zambia but still refugees
15 Jul 2009 UNHCR in Zambia is pursuing a twin-track approach, helping refugees wanting to return to Angola, but also seeking a solution for the substantial numbers who remain. -
Survey shows few Angolan refugees wish to repatriate to Angola
25 Mar 2009 A survey by UNHCR and the Zambian government finds only 251 out of some 10,000 Angolan refugees in Mayukwayukwa Refugee Settlement were interested in repatriating this year despite an information campaign. -
Former Liberian refugee seeks to help others adjust to life in US
11 Mar 2009 Jacob Massaquoi, a former refugee from Liberia, heads African Refuge, which seeks to ease the transition for those adjusting to new lives in the United States. -
Theatre raises health awareness and strengthens bonds in Rio
26 Nov 2008 Drama helps raise awareness about health issues and create bonds between Brazilians and Angolan refugees and migrants in a poor Rio district. -
Sierra Leonean refugees relocate to new houses in Liberia
22 Sep 2008 Sixteen Sierra Leonean refugee families relocate to houses rehabilitated in a town near the Liberian capital Monrovia under the local integration process.