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New group of Palestinians stuck in no-man's land between Iraq and Syria
7 Oct 2005 Revealing that a group of 19 Palestinian refugees are stuck in no-man's land between Iraq and Syria, the UN refugee agency said on Friday it was very concerned about the safety of Palestinian refugees in Iraq, some of whom have been forced to leave the capital Baghdad as a result of increased harassment and intimidation. -
Child's death highlights refugees' plight on Iraq-Jordan border
15 Apr 2005 A recent fire that killed a three-year-old girl and left severe burns on two other Palestinian refugees has shed the spotlight once again on the hundreds of refugees who have been stranded around the Jordan-Iraq border for almost two years. -
Swiss discuss local implications of international asylum agenda
13 Oct 2004 Around 200 delegates attended a two-day symposium in Switzerland to take stock of how an international action plan on asylum can be reflected at the local Swiss level. -
Proposed revisions could restrict access to Swiss asylum process, warns UNHCR
27 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has written to the Swiss Federal Office for Refugees to raise concerns and offer suggestions about new proposals to modify Swiss asylum law that could restrict access to the asylum process and lead to breaches of the 1951 Refugee Convention. -
Palestinians leave desert camp for Baghdad
26 May 2004 After a year encamped in eastern Jordan's desert, some Palestinian refugees have gone back to Iraq rather than face the uncertainty and harsh conditions of life in a makeshift refugee camp. -
Swiss agency helps UNHCR build homes in Montenegro
30 Dec 2003 The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has been working with UNHCR and authorities in Serbia and Montenegro since 1994 to build permanent homes for people uprooted by conflict in the former Yugoslavia. -
UNHCR seeks solutions for Palestinians on Iraq-Jordan border
28 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns about hundreds of refugees stuck in the border area between Iraq and Jordan who are ill-equipped to face the coming winter. -
UNHCR uses high tech gear to register Palestinians in Iraq
17 Jul 2003 UNHCR is using state-of-the-art digital technology to register Palestinian refugees who have found themselves in a legal limbo after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime. -
Feature: "Dreaming of return helps me survive," say Baghdad's evicted Palestinians
25 Jun 2003 Hundreds of Palestinian refugee families evicted from their homes in the Iraqi capital are now living under UNHCR tents in a Baghdad sports centre. The UN refugee agency is working to move them to vacant government buildings as soon as possible.