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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. -
UNHCR, WFP start feeding 6,300 needy exiles in Ecuador
9 Sep 2005 The UN refugee agency and World Food Programme have expanded a programme to provide food rations to refugees and asylum seekers in Ecuador in the largest such operation by the UN in the region since the Central American civil wars of the 1980s. -
Colombian singer lends voice to refugee cause
30 Aug 2005 Through his concerts in Spain, award-winning rock star Juanes is drawing attention to the plight of refugees and displaced people, something the Medellín-born singer-songwriter knows well. -
Silent towns line Colombia's rivers
15 Aug 2005 There are perhaps dozens of abandoned towns along the vast river network of the Chocó Department in western Colombia, their residents forced to flee because of the internal armed conflict. Once vibrant, these Afro-Colombian and indigenous communities now stand silent. -
In Venezuela, radio soaps depict the refugee life
8 Aug 2005 Three new radio soap operas are shedding light on the lives of people forced to flee their homes for Venezuela, home to more than 1 million Colombians. The vivid tales of suffering are helping UNHCR to spread its message of tolerance, understanding and respect for refugees. -
A school where displacement, not discipline, is the biggest problem
21 Jul 2005 Over 90 percent of the students at Pedro Grau School in Chocó, Colombia, are internally displaced. Some express their trauma through tears, aggression, or by running out of classes that remind them of the violence they've seen. UNHCR is working with teachers to help these students overcome their painful past. -
Thousands affected by fighting near Colombia-Ecuador border
1 Jul 2005 Clashes between armed groups and the Colombian army in south-western Colombia have displaced more than 1,200 Awá indigenous people in Nariño province and blocked an estimated 4,000 civilians in Putumayo province. -
Resettled Colombians go Dutch
13 Jun 2005 A first group of Colombian refugees resettled from Ecuador is currently undergoing orientation in the Netherlands, where they hope to start a peaceful new life and to contribute to their host country. -
UNHCR urges aid for displaced people in Colombia's south-west
7 Jun 2005 Some 1,000 people have fled their homes in south-western Colombia in the last three months, reported the UN refugee agency today, warning that hundreds of them have not received humanitarian aid so far.