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Australia's "Pacific Solution" draws to a close
11 Feb 2008 The last 21 Sri Lankan refugees on Nauru leave for Australia, signalling the end of Australia's "Pacific Solution." -
UNHCR welcomes close of Australia's Pacific Solution
8 Feb 2008 -
Australia grants visa to Iraqi man held on Pacific island for five years
1 Feb 2007 The ordeal of Iraqi refugee Mohammed Faisal is finally over after he was granted an Australian protection visa following five years stuck on a tiny Pacific island and five months in a psychiatric hospital in Brisbane. -
Nauru: UNHCR welcomes Australian government decision, urges no detention
14 Oct 2005 -
Nauru: hunger strike symptomatic of refugee despair
19 Dec 2003 -
Nauru: UNHCR screening to begin Monday
21 Sep 2001 -
Screening to start for refugees on Nauru
21 Sep 2001 UNHCR is set to begin refugee screening on the island of Nauru for a group of asylum seekers who were refused entry by Australia after a Norwegian ship rescued them at sea in late August. -
UNHCR hopes Australian court decision means end to ordeal at sea
11 Sep 2001 UNHCR hopes that an Australian Federal Court decision issued September 11 will bring a quick end to the two-week ordeal of the asylum seekers rescued at sea by the Norwegian ship Tampa.