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Caribbean conundrums as UNHCR strives to protect refugees
18 Nov 2009 Every year, thousands of people try to reach North America via the Caribbean. UNHCR is providing vital pieces in the protection jigsaw that covers the region. -
UNHCR concerned about children in mixed migration flows through Mexico
12 Nov 2009 Dozens of child protection officers in Mexico work to ensure the rights of unaccompanied minors caught in the south-north mixed migration flows. -
Corporate partners announce projects with UNHCR at annual Clinton Global Initiative meet
25 Sep 2009 UNHCR and two of its corporate partners announce technology-based projects that will improve the lives of tens of thousands of refugees in Africa and Asia. -
Number of refugees from Bhutan resettled from Nepal passes 20,000 mark
8 Sep 2009 A young girl becomes the 20,000th refugee from Bhutan to leave Nepal for a new life under one of the UN refugee agency’s largest resettlement programmes. -
Q&A: A school in the US town of Decatur offers refugees a top education
28 Jul 2009 The International Community School in the US city of Decatur was set up in 2002 to provide a top primary education to a mix of US-born local children and young refugees and immigrants. -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand camps hits 50,000 mark
30 Jun 2009 A 23-year-old ethnic Karenni school teacher becomes the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to leave Thailand under the world's largest resettlement programme. -
UNHCR launches resettlement of refugees in Chad to the United States
23 Jun 2009 UNHCR begins a programme to resettle 1,800 refugees in Chad to the United States, with a first group of 11 flying out of N'Djamena at the weekend. -
Number of internally displaced people remains stable at 26 million
4 May 2009 An annual report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council puts the number of internally displaced people in 2008 at 26 million last year, the same as 2007. -
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.