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Angelina Jolie returns to Ecuador to highlight challenges facing refugees
18 Jun 2010 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie returns to northern Ecuador to see how the situation has changed and to raise awareness about sexual violence. -
Football match puts spotlight on Haitians in the Brazilian Amazon
2 Jun 2010 Haitians get a warm welcome and a helping hand at a football match in north-west Brazil's Amazonas region after leaving their homeland following January's quake. -
UNHCR uses video to tackle xenophobia in Costa Rica
14 Apr 2010 UNHCR takes part in a biennial video festival as part of its effort to tackle misperceptions in Costa Rica about refugees, especially among young people. -
Ecuador issues ID to 27,000 refugees in remote northern areas of the country
6 Apr 2010 Identity documentation issued to 27,000 Colombian refugees in remote areas of Ecuador under an innovative project conducted by UNHCR and the government. -
UNHCR helps ease life for displaced Colombians in swampy shanty settlement
8 Mar 2010 Many of the displaced Colombians who flee to Tumaco on the Pacific coast live in the swampy Puerta del Sol settlement. UNHCR helps to make their lives easier. -
In northern Ecuador, mobile teams bring rights to Colombian refugees
18 Feb 2010 A pioneering government project supported by UNHCR is bringing refugee recognition to thousands of Colombians in a remote area of Ecuador -
Homesick urban refugees use the internet to integrate and keep in touch
8 Feb 2010 It's a long way from home for African refugees and asylum-seekers in Brazil. But the internet helps them keep in touch with family, make friends and integrate. -
Refugee and Costa Rican youth use radio to tackle xenophobia in schools
25 Jan 2010 Many young refugees in Costa Rica say they have encountered intolerance in the country. A UNHCR radio project will help to counter xenophobia in schools. -
You can't grow crops in asphalt: displaced Colombians struggle in the city
11 Jan 2010 Luz Maria grew up in the lush Colombian countryside but was forced to flee with her family when an illegal group moved into the area. Life in the city is very different.