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Swedish teens help educate and empower female refugees in Rwanda
26 Mar 2008 Some US$900,000 raised by Swedish teenagers is giving female refugees in Rwanda the chance to become more independent. -
Somali refugee community takes lead in local integration in South Africa
19 Mar 2008 Faced with growing antagonism, a Somali refugee community in South Africa is taking the lead in seeking local integration -
South Africa gets 45,673 asylum seekers in 2007, warns of rising numbers
26 Feb 2008 South Africa received nearly 46,000 new applications for asylum during 2007 and warns that the numbers could increase sharply in the coming years. -
Resourcefulness of Zimbabwean asylum seekers impresses UNHCR
21 Nov 2007 UNHCR's Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming exercise finds a high degree of self-reliance among Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the South African city of Port Elizabeth. -
Refugees in South African city tell UNHCR they need help
7 Nov 2007 New consultations with the local refugee community in Port Elizabeth have alerted UNHCR to the need for a local partner that can provide vital services. -
Refugee religious leaders review HIV-AIDS approach
6 Nov 2007 Refugee religious leaders have an enormous amount of influence among their communities in South Africa and UNHCR believes they can play an increasingly important role in tackling HIV and AIDS. -
Determined Zimbabweans flow into South Africa
9 Oct 2007 Each night hundreds of Zimbabweans attempt to slip into South Africa, a flow that presents major challenges both to the South African government and the UN refugee agency. -
UNHCR chief commends Pretoria's refugee policy, pledges cooperation
24 Aug 2007 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday paid tribute to the South African government for its progressive policy on refugees and asylum seekers, including a commitment to ease access to basic services. -
South Africa takes practical steps to combat xenophobia
2 Aug 2007 A series of xenophobic attacks on refugees has sufficiently alarmed South Africa's leaders that they are now looking for ways to move beyond verbal calls for tolerance to finding ways to promote integration and co-existence.