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Refugee Women Plead For Assistance

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Urban refugee women from the sub-region recently made their plight known to the world on the celebrations marking World Refugee Day, held at Sibanor...

UNHCR, GRCS Supporting Refugee Children

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) are sponsoring 671 refugee children in 14 border...

UNHCR Talks on Sierra Leonean Refugees Situation

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Sierra Leoneans refugees in The Gambia after a series of warning shots for the application of the cessation clauses that took effect 31st December...

UNHCR: Against Stigma and Discrimination

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

UNHCR, responsible for refugees and asylum-seekers have gathered several refugees and many citizens on a three-day stigma and discrimination...

UNHCR Regional rep meets VP

Monday, December 22, 2008

Her Excellency Aja Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, vice president and secretary of state for Women’s Affairs, last Friday, received in her office the UNHCR...

DRC: Children most vulnerable as thousands need urgent aid

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Hundreds of children are fending for themselves after being separated from their families in fighting between the army and rebels in the eastern...

DRC-UGANDA: Facilities overwhelmed as refugees stream to border

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Food, water, health and sanitation facilities at several villages on the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) border are overstretched as...

Assistant High Commissioner reports mixed year for refugee protection

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Despite some gains over the past year, far too many refugees and asylum seekers still face intolerance and denial of their rights in many parts of...

BURUNDI: Fighting for land

Monday, October 06, 2008

Thousands of Burundians have returned home after years of refugee life in Tanzania, but finding shelter and enough land to farm remains a challenge....

Warning for Sierra Leonean Refugees

Monday, October 06, 2008

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR has urged the Sierra Leonean refugees in the country to take an option before their succession...