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Q&A: Refugees have a friend in Argentina's top diplomat
24 Oct 2008 Argentinian Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana has spent most of his life fighting for human rights. He talks about his country's policies towards 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. -
Riverboat brings medical care to Ecuador's isolated refugee communities
2 Sep 2008 A new floating health service brings urgently needed care to locals and Colombian refugees in Ecuadorean settlements on the San Miguel River. -
On the starting line: Colombia launches Run for Life campaign
28 Jul 2008 A new interactive web game on displacement in Colombia, seeks to give participants a sense of what it means to be forced from home and to get the public, and private sector, more involved in addressing the issue. -
Report highlights humanitarian concerns in Colombia's Putumayo region
14 Jul 2008 A report by international and local NGOs points to continuing humanitarian problems in southern Colombia's border region of Putumayo. -
UNHCR, Ecuador and partners discuss plan for action for refugees
10 Jul 2008 UNHCR and Ecuador launch a consultation process aimed at drawing up a plan of action for tens of thousands of refugees in Ecuador over the next two years. -
Ecuador opens first refugee office along border with Colombia
24 Jun 2008 Ecuador opens a refugee office in the border province of Sucumbíos, the first state-run facility of its kind to be established outside Quito. -
UNHCR opens information centre for Colombians on Ecuador border
26 May 2008 UNHCR opens an information centre on a key border crossing point to inform Colombian refugees and migrants about their rights in Ecuador.