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Rwandan refugees in Malawi encouraged to return after 'go-and-see' visit
28 Dec 2005 Josephine, a Rwandan refugee living in Malawi, recently made a brief and emotional return to Rwanda. She was on a UNHCR-organized "go-and-see" visit designed to give her and other refugees still in Malawi a clearer picture of what life is really like at home, 11 years after the genocide and civil war that caused them to flee. -
English church leaders launch gift appeal for asylum seekers and refugees
23 Dec 2005 Amidst a media climate sometimes hostile towards refugees and asylum seekers, churchgoers from across England's Midlands are reaching out to exiles over the festive season by delivering gifts to those forced to seek protection in the United Kingdom. -
British choppers start airlifting large quantities of UNHCR aid to remote villages
16 Nov 2005 Two giant British RAF helicopters on Wednesday began a new airlift of thousands of UNHCR tents, blankets and other aid items to a string of stranded and heavily damaged villages in a remote valley in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. -
Refugees cook up appreciation for the environment in Rwanda
14 Nov 2005 During a recent Environment Week ceremony in Kiziba Camp in Rwanda, Congolese refugees were given a Blind Taste Test to see if they preferred beans and corn cooked over traditional open wood fires to those brewed up on new environmentally-friendly stoves. There was no clear winner - which in itself was a victory for the new stoves which consume 20 percent less fuel. -
"Not the Ideal Home Show" wins award at UK Labour Party Conference
29 Sep 2005 A myth-busting UNHCR canvas tent, airlifted to the UK and refitted to resemble the typical shabby British bed-sit used to house asylum seekers, has received an award by British Prime Minister Tony Blair. -
Transit site closes in Rwanda as last Burundians leave
9 Sep 2005 A year after it received the first of hundreds of refugees from Burundi, Gikonko transit site in southern Rwanda has closed as the refugees either opt to return home with UNHCR assistance or to move to a nearby camp. -
Rwandan women lead the way home from Brazzaville
25 Aug 2005 Rwandan refugees Faustine and Immaculée recently joined a group on a go-and-see visit to Rwanda, and returned to their host country, the Republic of the Congo, to share their observations on how life has improved back home. They plan to be on the next airlift back to Rwanda. -
New agreement paves way home for Burundians from Rwanda
19 Aug 2005 Thousands of Burundian refugees could be on their way home under a tripartite agreement on voluntary repatriation from Rwanda signed between the two governments and the UN refugee agency yesterday. -
London salutes local coverage of refugees
16 Aug 2005 In a bid to turn around some of the hostile coverage and highlight good practices by sections of London's press, Mayor Ken Livingstone recently launched the London Local Press Awards to draw positive attention to the contributions made by refugees and asylum seekers to London's thriving ethnic mosaic.