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Barcelona FC's president opens multi-purpose hall in Rwandan refugee camp
9 Mar 2010 Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, opens a special community hall for Congolese refugees during a landmark visit to Kiziba camp in Rwanda. -
Zimbabwean teenage asylum-seeker learns the high cost of freedom
17 Dec 2009 All 17-year-old Tsitsi wanted to do was go to school and earn a living – but the men transporting her to a better life had other plans for her. -
Q&A: Norwegian bikes to South Africa for refugee awareness in run-up to World Cup
28 Oct 2009 Bjorn Heidenstrom hopes to display the world's largest football shirt at the World Cup finals in South Africa next year after biking through Europe and Africa to raise awareness about refugees. -
UNHCR and Rwanda seek enduring solution for protracted refugee situation
20 Oct 2009 UNHCR and Rwandan government pledge to work together to resolve the African country’s protracted refugee situation in the next two years. -
Mandela Day appeal draws apology for xenophobic attacks in South Africa
20 Jul 2009 Residents of an informal settlement outside South Africa's capital mark Mandela Day with an apology to refugees and migrants victimized during xenophobic attacks last year. -
UNHCR supports efforts to counter xenophobia in South Africa
30 Apr 2009 Haunted by a wave of xenophobic violence that displaced tens of thousands in South Africa last year, UNHCR is supporting efforts to combat the scourge. -
Resettlement to Germany of Iraqi refugees in Syria gets under way
19 Mar 2009 A group of 122 vulnerable Iraqi refugees fly to northern German from Syria as a government programme to resettle 2,500 Iraqis officially gets under way. -
First Iraqi family departs Jordan for resettlement in Germany
16 Mar 2009 Germany's resettlement programme for Iraqi refugees gets under way as a family of three leaves Jordan for a new life in the southern city of Stuttgart. -
UNHCR helps Rwandan civilians return home
9 Mar 2009 Since the start of the year, UNHCR has helped more than 4,000 Rwandan refugees return home from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.