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UNHCR fits Malawi's refugees into one camp
8 Nov 2007 UNHCR has had to house all the refugees in Malawi at a single camp following a government decision to close the country's second camp. -
Luwani Refugee Camp in Malawi closes as UNHCR moves last residents
26 Oct 2007 One of Malawi's two refugee camps closed and a UNHCR convoy moved the last 660 refugees and asylum seekers to the country's remaining camp. -
Australian police brush up on Sudanese refugees
23 Aug 2007 Police officers in the Australian state of Victoria have toured South Sudan to gain insight into the refugees being resettled in their Melbourne suburb. They are using the experience to educate others about the Sudanese. -
UNHCR rushes to move 3,000 refugees after Malawi closes a camp
25 May 2007 With a government deadline for the closure of Malawi's second refugee camp looming, the UN refugee agency is rushing to prepare facilities for 3,000 refugees who must be shifted to the country's remaining camp. -
Group of 153 refugees leave Malawi for new lives in Denmark
29 Mar 2007 A group of 153 refugees have started leaving Malawi for their new homes in Denmark. Danish officials selected the Burundian and Congolese refugees late last year from cases presented by UNHCR. Most were victims of the violence that has plagued their home regions or were at continuing risk. -
World Water Day: Irrigation scheme in Malawi could transform lives of refugees
22 Mar 2007 An irrigation project in southern Malawi, thought about for years but now planned in detail on the ground by UNHCR engineers, will supply year-round water for refugees at Luwani camp and nearby Malawians struggling to feed themselves. -
Australia grants visa to Iraqi man held on Pacific island for five years
1 Feb 2007 The ordeal of Iraqi refugee Mohammed Faisal is finally over after he was granted an Australian protection visa following five years stuck on a tiny Pacific island and five months in a psychiatric hospital in Brisbane. -
Iraqi refugee family traverses half the globe seeking a new home
27 Dec 2006 For one Iraqi, the search for a better life has taken him half-way around the world and thrown him into the clutches of people smugglers. Now safe in Indonesia, but only allowed to stay temporarily, he and his wife and three daughters dream of making a permanent home in a country like Australia. -
Rising standards of education in Malawi improve the future of refugees
13 Dec 2006 In a country where only modest numbers of children progress beyond the primary level, the school at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi sends a steady stream of students on to secondary schools outside the camp - last year that meant 36 of the 46 students who were in grade eight.