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UNHCR official reviews needs assessment approach in Ecuador
24 Feb 2009 UN Deputy High Commissioner L. Craig Johnstone discusses Global Needs Assessment programme with Ecuador officials and visits Colombian refugees. -
Top UNHCR official meets displaced indigenous group in Colombia
19 Feb 2009 UNHCR's deputy chief meets displaced tribespeople in south-west Colombia and condemns those behind the violence that forced them to flee their land. -
UNHCR reaches 200 indigenous Colombians displaced by violence
13 Feb 2009 UNHCR and other agencies reach indigenous people who are sheltering in remote villages in south-west Colombia after fleeing violence on their land. -
UNHCR urges Colombian probe into killing of 17 indigenous people
10 Feb 2009 UNHCR calls for a thorough investigation into the reported murders last week of 17 Awá indigenous people in a remote area of south-western Colombia. -
UNHCR fears for safety of indigenous people in north-east Colombia
27 Jan 2009 UNHCR concerned at the rise in violence and growing insecurity forcing local indigenous populations to flee a department in north-east Colombia. -
Colombians light up to show solidarity for displaced people
12 Dec 2008 Thousands of Colombians mark the end of a UNHCR-led campaign by gathering in a Bogota and showing solidarity with the country's internally displaced people. -
Countess meets Colombian refugees in Ecuador
3 Nov 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist and model Genoveva Casanova y González ends visit to Ecuador aimed at raising awareness about Colombian refugees. -
Colombian tribespeople flee to Amazon town for safety
17 Oct 2008 The arrival of displaced Baro people in a southern Colombian town raises fears that conflict has arrived in the remote region and highlights problems about ID. -
New UNHCR initiative grows out of Colombian swamp village project
26 Sep 2008 UNHCR and local officials help improve living conditions for a community of displaced people living in a mangrove swamp in south-west Colombia.