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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. -
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.