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UNHCR helps resettle 33 unaccompanied children from Tunisia to Norway
17 Jan 2012 The children had spent months living in a special camp set up in Tunisia for people fleeing Libya last year. Most are from Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia or Eritrea. -
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits UNHCR headquarters
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Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit visits UNHCR headquarters
31 Jan 2011 Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit pays an official visit to UNHCR headquarters and is praised for her country's commitment to refugees. -
Rwandan refugee orphan boy heads for a new life in Norway
23 Jun 2010 UNHCR helps a young orphan from Rwanda find a new home in Norway after a lonely and peripatetic childhood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Number of internally displaced people remains stable at 26 million
4 May 2009 An annual report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council puts the number of internally displaced people in 2008 at 26 million last year, the same as 2007. -
More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal
23 Sep 2008 More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers. -
UNHCR and the Norwegian Refugee Council sign agreement to improve the protection of displaced people
29 May 2006 The UN refugee agency and the Norwegian Refugee Council sign an agreement to improve the help they give to the millions of people worldwide who have fled their homes, including those who have not crossed an international border. -
Norway's top royals visit UNHCR headquarters in Geneva
4 Apr 2006 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, welcomed HM King Harald and HM Queen Sonja of Norway to the UN refugee agency's headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday. They were accompanied by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. -
Norwegian royal visit to UNHCR headquarters on Tuesday
31 Mar 2006