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Q&A: Shading tree education gave Lost Boy start in life
19 Oct 2007 John Dau is one of the so-called Lost Boys of Sudan. Dau, who spent years on the run and in refugee camps, was resettled in the United States in 2001. He tells how access to education transformed his life as a refugee. -
Clinton Global Initiative hails ninemillion campaign as a good cause
1 Oct 2007 Former United States President Bill Clinton has called for renewed action to help millions of vulnerable children obtain an education. At the annual summit of his Global Initiative last week, Clinton urged people to support UNHCR's ninemillion campaign which seeks to ensure education for all refugee children by 2010. -
Iraq situation deteriorates further; US gives $30 million to aid education
28 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency warned on Tuesday that the humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate with the number of displaced Iraqis, both inside and outside the country, rising. The US, meanwhile, announced a grant of US$30 million towards educating refugee children in host countries. -
Q&A: Jordanian brings resettled refugee children together on the soccer pitch
4 May 2007 Luma Mufleh grew up in Jordan and emigrated to the United States. In 2004, she started the Fugees, a soccer team for refugee youth in Clarkston, a small town in the southern US state of Georgia. Coaching for six seasons, she has brought together players from diverse backgrounds and worked to find support for her team. -
On American plains, refugees receive a warm welcome in a cold climate
5 Dec 2006 More than 200 refugees have come to Sioux Falls in the US state of South Dakota this year. Most are reunited with family. Others arrive knowing no one. For all of them, the towering figure of David Jal, his forehead etched with the tribal scars of his native Sudan, is a reassuring presence. -
United States to open doors to thousands of Burundian refugees
18 Oct 2006 The United States has agreed to resettle thousands of Burundian refugees who fled their homeland in 1972. The offer applies to some 13,000 Burundians presently in Tanzania and it will be one of the largest group resettlements proposed by UNHCR in recent years. -
In search of freedom, Burmese refugees head for new life in America
13 Oct 2006 Nearly 7,000 Karen refugees from Myanmar have been resettled in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries as UNHCR's resettlement programme from camps in Thailand moves into high gear. -
Anti-terrorism legislation delays entry of refugees to United States
6 Sep 2006 Legislation aimed at keeping members and backers of terrorist organisations out of the United States is proving to be an unexpected obstacle for some refugees hoping to win resettlement overseas. -
First Karen refugees swap tropical forest of Thailand for US concrete jungle
18 Aug 2006 A first group of 23 ethnic Karens left a refugee camp in Thailand this week for new lives in the United States. They are among hundreds of Karen refugees who are slated to be resettled in North America.