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Togolese refugees start going home from Ghana with UNHCR help
27 Sep 2007 The repatriation of Togolese refugees from Ghana has begun with a first group of 176 men, women and children people heading home with the help of the UN refugee agency. -
Clinton Global Initiative: A virtuous Circle to combat vicious cycle of violence
25 Sep 2007 Colombia's Ministry of Education estimates that up to 500,000 young Colombians under the age of 16 are out of school. Learning Circles, run with UNHCR support, aim to provide an educational net for these youngsters who, for one reason or another, have fallen through the national school system. -
Clinton Global Initiative: From angry young man to model student
20 Sep 2007 When he joined the Learning Circle a few months ago, 15-year-old Sterlin could hardly read and write. The teenager has made so much progress in a few months that his teachers now hope that he can get into mainstream education soon. His dream is to become a computer engineer. -
Ecuador tells refugees they have free access to public health services
10 Sep 2007 Authorities in Ecuador, the Latin American country with the highest number of people needing UNHCR protection, have launched a campaign to ensure refugees know they are entitled to free public health services. -
UNHCR income-generating project gives hope to scores in Colombian town
7 Sep 2007 Five years after losing her home and father, Rosa is rebuilding her life and feeding her family with the help of a sewing machine, some knitting equipment and the UN refugee agency. -
UNHCR in Ecuador helps Colombians fleeing violence in coastal region
29 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency is working with local authorities, sister agencies and other partners to help hundreds of Colombians who have fled an outbreak of violence in their home areas and sought safety in the coastal Ecuadorean town of San Lorenzo. -
UNHCR seeks $10 million to continue Afghan repatriation
10 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency has requested an additional $10 million to cover the cost of repatriating Afghans, who are returning from Pakistan to their homeland in greater numbers this year than originally forecast. -
Colombia's indigenous people find little to celebrate on key day
9 Aug 2007 Thursday marks the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous People. But Colombia's 1 million indigenous people find they have little to rejoice about as they continue to suffer from the internal armed conflict. -
Afghans still in Pakistan face challenges to return
7 Aug 2007 On a visit to refugee camps in Pakistan, the UN refugee agency's Assistant High Commissioner for Operations emphasized that repatriation of Afghans will be gradual because of the many difficulties they had in returning.