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PricewaterhouseCoopers donates $4 million to educate Darfur's refugees
12 Aug 2008 The firm has donated US$4 million to support the education of refugee children in eastern Chad's camps, in the single largest corporate donation ever received by the UN refugee agency. -
Congo's former "Triangle of Death" becomes source of hope again
11 Aug 2008 The UN refugee agency and its partner GTZ are rebuilding roads, farms and lives of former displaced people in the DRC's central Katanga, a place of horrors just two years ago. -
Q&A: Former health minister seeks a peace cure for DRC
25 Jul 2008 Former Health Minister Mashako Mamba heads a mixed technical commission on peace and security for Democratic Republic of the Congo. He discusses the situation in his country. -
UNHCR resumes return operation for displaced in northern DRC
21 Jul 2008 UNHCR resumes the assisted return of displaced Congolese in Ituri after suspending the operation for security reasons. -
UNHCR seeks more funds to repatriate South Sudan refugees
18 Jul 2008 UNHCR is seeking donations to make up for a US$11.9 million shortfall in funding for its South Sudan repatriation and reintegration operation. -
UNHCR-backed programme helps women victims of war in South Kivu
17 Jul 2008 UNHCR, through a project run by Women for Women International, is helping Congolese women in South Kivu learn a skill and become self-sufficient. -
Winnipeg's refugee rapper with a mission
14 Jul 2008 Former refugee Samuel Mijok Lang, drawing on his history as a Sudanese Lost Boy, uses rap to inspire the young and bridge cultural differences in Canada. -
UNHCR restores 134 primary schools in northern Uganda
23 Jun 2008 UNHCR supports the reopening in their original sites of dozens of schools forced to relocate during years of fighting in northern Uganda. -
UNHCR partner wins green award for pioneering ethanol stove
23 Jun 2008 The Gaia Association wins a prestigious Ashden Award worth US$40,000 for distributing an innovative ethanol stove to refugees in Ethiopia.