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Scores of Afro-Colombians continue to flee homes in Chocó province
22 Feb 2005 Nearly 1,300 Afro-Colombians have fled their homes fearing an outbreak of fighting between armed groups in the remote regions of northern Colombia. A UNHCR team dispatched to the area has begun efforts to find shelter for the newly displaced in the town of Bellavista. -
Some 1,200 people fearing fresh clashes flee their homes in Colombia
18 Feb 2005 A UNHCR team dispatched to Bellavista in Colombia's western province of Chocó yesterday has confirmed that some 1,200 Afro-Colombians fled their communities along the Bojayá River, fearing an outbreak of fighting between various armed groups massing in the area. The numbers of displaced were reported to be climbing. -
Heavy rains bring misery to Venezuelan communities hosting Colombian refugees
18 Feb 2005 Flooding and landslides have affected thousands in Venezuela and Colombia. The UN refugee agency is providing on-the-spot relief. -
Census of Afghans in Pakistan to begin on February 23
9 Feb 2005 The UNHCR-funded census will record all Afghans who arrived in Pakistan after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. The information gathered will give UNHCR and the authorities the first firm figures and profiles of Afghans in the country and their repatriation intentions. -
Building a new life block by block
2 Feb 2005 After fleeing their homes in Colombia, Jairo Augusto and his family were able to start a business making concrete building blocks for the community in Guasdualito, Venezuela, thanks to an income-generating project funded by UNHCR and implemented by the Jesuit Refugee Service. -
UNHCR and Pakistan plan census of Afghans in Pakistan during February
11 Jan 2005 UNHCR and the government of Pakistan expect to have better information to develop policies for the millions of Afghans in Pakistan after a census to be carried out next month. -
Boosting refugee protection in Pakistan
20 Dec 2004 UNHCR has held a training session for Pakistani judges and lawyers in Balochistan province as part of a programme to increase refugee law awareness in a country that has hosted one of the world's largest refugee populations for 25 years but is not a signatory of the 1951 UN Convention on refugees. -
Liberian port receives first return ship from Ghana
20 Dec 2004 The first group of 384 Liberian refugees who sailed from Ghana last week has arrived at Monrovia's Freeport. The returnees broke into songs and cheers even before the ship docked, while their relatives on land danced and rushed to welcome their long-lost kin. -
First group of refugees sails home from Ghana to Liberia
16 Dec 2004 A group of 385 Liberian refugees has left Ghana in the first sea movement of the Liberian return operation. Meanwhile, UNHCR and the UN Development Programme have signed an agreement to collaborate on self-sufficiency projects in areas of return.