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UNHCR concerned about situation of Palestinians on Iraq border
18 Mar 2008 UNHCR is seeking urgent assistance for more than 2,700 Palestinians living on Iraq's border with Syria and facing an increasingly dire health situation. -
UNHCR seeks US$18.6 million to help Sri Lankan displaced
28 Feb 2008 UNHCR launches an appeal Thursday for US$18.6 million to provide assistance to some 500,000 displaced people in Sri Lanka. -
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
3 Jan 2008 Some 200 Palestinian refugees who fled Iraq in 2006 say they are struggling with an alien tongue and culture in India, and hope to find a solution elsewhere. -
UNHCR concerned about security situation in eastern Sri Lanka
23 Nov 2007 UNHCR is seriously concerned about the deteriorating security situation and incidents reported from return areas in eastern Sri Lanka. -
Conditions deteriorate for 2,000 Palestinians stuck at Iraq-Syria border
9 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency warns that the situation for Palestinians trapped in camps at the Iraq-Syria border is becoming very precarious, with nearly 2,000 people facing deteriorating weather conditions. -
Jordan's Ruweished camp empty as last family leaves
5 Nov 2007 Jordan's Ruweished camp was empty after the last nine Palestinian refugees left the desert facility en route to a new life in Brazil. -
UNHCR helps Palestinians mark Eid in Baghdad
15 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency was able to bring a little bit of light into the lives of a small group of Palestinian children and their families during the Eid al-Fitr celebrations that mark the end of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. -
UNHCR deeply concerned after fire in Iraq's Al Tanf desert camp
9 Oct 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday expressed "deep concern" after Palestinian refugees were injured when a fire swept through a desert camp in the no-man's land between Iraq and Syria at the weekend. -
New homes for displaced Sri Lankans in north
2 Oct 2007 More than 300 displaced families with no prospect of return have been given new homes in relocation sites in Vavuniya district. This comes amid continued fighting and displacement in Sri Lanka's north-west.