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Feature: Building a future with their own hands
19 Feb 2004 A glowing example of refugee self-reliance, the Tarbuk family from Croatia has worked hard to integrate into their new community in Serbia. With a little help from aid agencies like UNHCR, they are in the process of completing their own house and rebuilding a new life. -
UN refugee agency to help Bosnia set up asylum system
11 Feb 2004 With the return of almost 1 million people uprooted by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the UN refugee agency is shifting the focus of its work to helping the country set up its own asylum system. -
End of an era as UNHCR closes local offices in Croatia
7 Jan 2004 After establishing a vast presence throughout Croatia in the early 1990s, peace and the return of many refugees has allowed UNHCR to scale back its presence in Croatia, though the country's returnees still face important challenges. -
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. -
In memory: "Pero Simundza, a Croatian killed in an attack on UNHCR's office in West Timor"
18 Dec 2003 In the Line of Duty: UNHCR remembers one of its murdered staff members. -
Feature: The unseen returns to Kosovo
16 Oct 2003 While the focus has always been on returning Serbs, throughout Kosovo significant successes have also been achieved in assisting the return of the Roma, Ashkaelia and Egyptian communities to their place of origin. -
Top UNHCR official visits the Balkans
9 Apr 2003 The UN refugee agency's Deputy High Commissioner, Mary Ann Wyrsch, has urged the international donor community not to walk away from the Balkans - a region that is still reeling from a string of wars and massive displacement crises of the 1990s. -
Landmine, booby traps kill eight Bosnian returnees in a fortnight
14 Mar 2003 Eight people have died and two have been wounded in a series of incidents involving uprooted people going back to their pre-war homes in Bosnia and Herzegovina. UNHCR officials have described it as the worst string of incidents in years. -
Feature: Despite highs and lows, Serbs are back in Kosovo's Zupa valley
5 Mar 2003 Slowly and steadily, Serbs are returning to their villages in Zupa valley, southern Kosovo. Their houses are in need of minor repair, while water and electricity are still a problem, but all of them agree that it is good to be home.