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UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
Thousands of refugee children start school in Egypt with UNHCR help
20 Sep 2007 Thousands of refugee children in Egypt have been returning to school this week, some for the first time in years. UNHCR is covering costs of tuition, transportation and uniforms for more than 6,000 children from different countries. -
Young Muslim saviour helps two elderly Iraqi Christians start a new life
10 May 2007 When two elderly Iraqi sisters arrived at Cairo International Airport on New Year's Eve they had little money, their family was left behind in Baghdad and they felt lonely and depressed. A devout young Egyptian woman stepped in, took them home and gave them the chance for a new life. -
Iraq Conference: UNHCR convenes humanitarian conference on Iraqis forced from their homes
16 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency on Tuesday convenes a two-day conference involving more than 60 nations focused on the deepening humanitarian crisis of the nearly 4 million Iraqis who have been displaced by the conflict in their homeland. -
Iraq Conference: Refugees seek a new life to get over the nightmares
13 Apr 2007 The brutal experiences of one Iraqi family in Baghdad, their life as refugees in Cairo and their expected resettlement to Australia provide a glimpse of the crisis as the UN refugee agency convenes an international conference on those displaced by the violence in Iraq. -
Libyan NGO pledges to support UNHCR in North Africa
26 Feb 2007 During a visit to UNHCR's Geneva headquarters, the chairman of a Libyan non-governmental organisation, pledged on Monday to support the work of the UN refugee agency in North Africa. -
Remaining Sudanese detainees released in Cairo on Saturday
13 Feb 2006 The last 156 Sudanese remaining in detention since their protest in a Cairo park was broken up in late December were released by the Egyptian authorities on Saturday with a promise they would not be deported. Although not considered in need of international protection, the newly released Sudanese will be receiving one-off financial assistance from UNHCR to help them find accommodation. -
Egypt releases Sudanese women, children and people from Darfurdarfur
19 Jan 2006 UNHCR welcomes the decision of Egyptian authorities to release Sudanese women and children and those from the troubled region of Darfur who had been held since police broke up a demonstration on 30 December. -
Egypt allows more time for UNHCR to interview detained Sudanese
17 Jan 2006 UNHCR has received assurances from Egyptian authorities that hundreds of Sudanese still detained following a tragic confrontation in a Cairo park last month will not be deported while the agency continues individual assessments of each of them.