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UNHCR campaign offers new perspective on rights of Colombia's displaced
7 Sep 2009 Providing an insight into the losses sustained by millions of displaced Colombians is at the heart of a new UNHCR campaign. -
Southern Latin America opens its arms to asylum-seekers
27 Aug 2009 Once an "exporter" of refugees, the countries of the Southern Cone are increasingly welcoming those fleeing violence and persecution in Colombia and Africa. -
Ecuador's northern border: Refugee documentation comes to the jungle
17 Aug 2009 Refugee visas issued with UNHCR's support will help Colombians living in remote parts of Ecuador pass through military checkpoints without fear and travel freely to schools and health centres. -
Mobile registration unit brings documents to Colombia's conflict zones
28 May 2009 A UNHCR-supported project offers long-missing vital legal identity cards to many citizens in conflict areas of Colombia. -
Hundreds of indigenous Embera people flee from armed group in Colombia
10 Apr 2009 More than 2,000 indigenous Embera people flee their territory in the jungles of north-west Colombia since the arrival of a newly formed irregular armed group. -
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. -
Some 2,000 indigenous people flee threats and violence in Colombia
17 Mar 2009 In the latest incident of displacement of Colombia's indigenous people, some 2,000 Embera people have fled their homes in the coastal department of Chocó. -
Young Colombian refugees open up to hospital clowns
6 Mar 2009 An association of hospital clowns in Venezuela helps the UN refugee agency find out the biggest concerns of Colombian refugee children and how to help them. -
International Women's Day: UNHCR helps Colombian victims of sexual violence
6 Mar 2009 During times of conflict, women are much more vulnerable to sexual violence. In Colombia, UNHCR is working to help the victims and address the root causes.