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Large-scale refugee registration project starts in Ecuador
27 Mar 2009 UNHCR and government officials launch a large-scale refugee registration programme on an island off the northern coast of Ecuador. -
Barcelona, UNHCR launch "Més" campaign to help refugees
5 Dec 2008 Spanish football giants FC Barcelona and UNHCR launch a new fund-raising campaign to bring sports, education and life skills to refugee youngsters. -
Countess meets Colombian refugees in Ecuador
3 Nov 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist and model Genoveva Casanova y González ends visit to Ecuador aimed at raising awareness about Colombian refugees. -
Portugal's national football team shows support for refugees
15 Sep 2008 UNHCR receives a public show of support from Portugal's national football team at the start of their latest World Cup qualifying match in Lisbon. -
Riverboat brings medical care to Ecuador's isolated refugee communities
2 Sep 2008 A new floating health service brings urgently needed care to locals and Colombian refugees in Ecuadorean settlements on the San Miguel River. -
UNHCR, Ecuador and partners discuss plan for action for refugees
10 Jul 2008 UNHCR and Ecuador launch a consultation process aimed at drawing up a plan of action for tens of thousands of refugees in Ecuador over the next two years. -
Ecuador opens first refugee office along border with Colombia
24 Jun 2008 Ecuador opens a refugee office in the border province of Sucumbíos, the first state-run facility of its kind to be established outside Quito. -
UNHCR opens information centre for Colombians on Ecuador border
26 May 2008 UNHCR opens an information centre on a key border crossing point to inform Colombian refugees and migrants about their rights in Ecuador. -
Refugees get fast start at Ecuador sports school
23 Apr 2008 A top sports school in Ecuador opens its doors to Colombian refugee children under an agreement with the UN refugee agency.