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Helping the hidden refugees in Panama
17 Oct 2005 While thousands of Colombians flee to neighbouring countries every year, many do not realize that their suffering at the hands of illegal armed groups gives them the right to ask for protection as refugees. In Panama, the UN refugee agency is working first of all to identify these "invisible" refugees, then to help them start a new life. -
Major UNHCR airlift underway to help Pakistan's earthquake victims
14 Oct 2005 As the UN refugee agency's major international airlift got underway to rush emergency supplies to Pakistan's earthquake survivors, UNHCR today sent a team north to assess the needs of Pakistani survivors and affected Afghan refugees in the area's camps. -
Tents, helicopters needed in Pakistan's remote north, says UNHCR
13 Oct 2005 As UNHCR finalises plans for an airlift of more than 20 flights to bring in relief supplies from its stockpiles around the globe to Pakistan, UNHCR's top official in the country flew to Muzaffarabad today, where she saw the urgent need for more helicopters to rescue the wounded and bring in emergency supplies like tents and blankets as winter closes in. -
UNHCR staff stunned by level of destruction in Kashmir, airlifts planned
12 Oct 2005 As UNHCR awaits further news of earthquake damage from refugee camps in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, the refugee agency's logistics staff are in the final stages of organising airlifts of relief supplies from its regional and global warehouses. UNHCR staff report the scale of the damage in Kashmir is 'dumbfounding.' -
UNHCR relief supplies bound for earthquake victims trucked to affected areas
11 Oct 2005 Reports are coming in of Afghan refugee deaths in Pakistan's remote North-West Frontier Province. UNHCR is rushing supplies to the region from its Peshawar warehouse, but access is still hampered by poor communications and blocked roads. -
UNHCR providing urgent assistance for quake disaster victims
10 Oct 2005 The UN refugee agency is making available tonnes of urgently needed relief items for tens of thousands of Afghan refugees and Pakistanis made homeless by Saturday's south Asian earthquake. -
Huge Afghan convoy sets off home across the Hindu Kush
6 Oct 2005 A 100-vehicle convoy, carrying almost 1,000 returning refugees, is currently winding its way slowly through the Hindu Kush mountain range in Afghanistan, after setting off last week from Chitral in north-west Pakistan. -
Tears of tranquillity: the tale of a Colombian refugee in Panama
5 Oct 2005 Like many refugees, Maria and her family fled Colombia with very little, and have had to depend on their own determination and tenacity - along with a little help from the UN refugee agency - to create an entirely new life for themselves in Panama. Unlike some, this resourceful middle-aged matriarch was up and running in no time at all. -
A 'House of Rights' for Colombia's displaced people
30 Sep 2005 Large numbers of displaced people living in very difficult conditions in Colombia's main cities have no where to go and no one to talk to about their problems - a situation that started to change when a so-called House of Rights, the first in the country, opened its doors this week.