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Wim Wenders inspired by integration model set by idyllic town in Calabria
22 Mar 2010 A small hilltop town in southern Italy's rugged Reggio Calabria region shows how integration can work in a country under fire for its tough immigration policies. -
World Cup-bound Norwegian cyclist teaches Eritrean refugees about the internet
16 Mar 2010 When Bjorn Heidenstrom met pupils at the Eritrean Refugee School in Khartoum, he was so impressed he decided to help bring the internet into their classrooms. -
Djibouti : refugees grasp security in their hands with new ID cards
25 Aug 2009 A UNHCR program to issue plastic ID cards to some 10,000 refugees in Djibouti should enhance their protection and rights. -
UNHCR awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize
7 Aug 2009 UNHCR has been awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize in recognition of the agency's work to safeguard the rights of asylum seekers. -
UNHCR worried about conditions for 2,000 boat people on Italian island
23 Jan 2009 UNHCR expresses concern about the conditions faced by nearly 2,000 boat people in a reception centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. -
Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden; boat people figures rise
4 Nov 2008 Amid a fresh Gulf of Aden tragedy, UNHCR says its estimates show a rise in irregular crossings of the Gulf and Mediterranean this year compared to 2007. -
UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
UNHCR welcomes adoption by Italian journalists of ethics code
13 Jun 2008 UNHCR welcomes the final approval this week by Italian journalists of a code of conduct on reporting of asylum and migration issues. -
Sicilian trawler and UNHCR help in rescue of 27 Somalians
10 Jun 2008 Two Sicilian captains due to be honoured on World Refugee Day for saving people at sea were recently involved in the rescue of another 27 boat people.