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Refugee women in Morocco learn about business from local women
15 Apr 2010 UNHCR recently arranged for refugees from sub-Saharan Africa to see how a group of Moroccan women have built an arts and crafts cooperative. -
UNHCR to expand confidence-building programme for Sahrawi refugees
15 Sep 2009 UNHCR chief Guterres secures agreement from key players to expand confidence-building measures for Sahrawi refugees from Western Sahara. -
Runners raise US$22,500 for refugees in Sahara Marathon
4 Mar 2008 Hundreds of runners taking part in this year's Sahara Marathon have donated US$22,500 to construct a sports centre for Sahrawi refugees in southern Algeria. -
UNHCR drivers pay heavy price in black week for UN refugee agency
13 Dec 2007 Three UNHCR drivers have been killed in the space of a week - one in Chad and two in the deadly bomb attack in Algiers. It's a terrible toll. -
UNHCR chief condemns Algiers bombing; mourns dead
11 Dec 2007 UNHCR chief António Guterres expresses shock and outrage over bombings in Algiers that reportedly kill dozens of people, including two UNHCR staff members. -
UNHCR concerned about confidence-building programme for Sahrawis
4 Sep 2007 The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday it feared that a lack of funding could bring a halt to confidence-building measures connecting Sahrawi refugees in Algeria and their relatives in the Western Sahara Territory. -
Morocco and UN refugee agency sign agreement to strengthen cooperation
20 Jul 2007 The UN refugee agency and the government of Morocco signed an agreement on Friday that will strengthen their cooperation as the region deals with a rising level of mixed migration flows. -
UNHCR-WFP team finds dire health conditions in Algerian refugee camps
12 Feb 2007 UNHCR specialists have highlighted dire health conditions in Algerian camps for Sahrawi refugees. The experts made the findings during a joint food assessment mission with officials from the World Food Programme -
UNHCR resumes visits between Sahrawi refugees in Algeria and their families
3 Nov 2006 After a five-month suspension, the UN refugee agency on Friday resumed family visits between Sahrawi refugees in south-western Algeria and their relatives in the Western Sahara territory.