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Group of 153 refugees leave Malawi for new lives in Denmark
29 Mar 2007 A group of 153 refugees have started leaving Malawi for their new homes in Denmark. Danish officials selected the Burundian and Congolese refugees late last year from cases presented by UNHCR. Most were victims of the violence that has plagued their home regions or were at continuing risk. -
UNHCR and Danish Refugee Council pledge closer collaboration
26 Feb 2007 The UN refugee agency and the Danish Refugee Council, one of the top non-governmental organisations working for refugees and displaced people worldwide, sign a formal agreement to strengthen their existing cooperation and support each other's work. -
Roma head for Sweden to escape extreme poverty, alleged discrimination in Hungary
12 Dec 2006 Members of Hungary's Roma community have been seeking asylum in Sweden in unprecedented numbers in recent months, pleading poverty and alleging widespread discrimination in labour and education in the eastern European nation. -
Swedish teenagers raise US$800,000 to help Congolese refugee students
21 Sep 2006 Some 80,000 Swedish teenagers from 250 schools took part in this year's "Operation A Day's Work" campaign. They raised almost US$800,000 towards the education of Congolese refugee children in UNHCR schools at Rwanda's Gihembe camp. -
Montagnards find peace and new homeland in Finland
31 Aug 2006 The Chung family were among 71 Montagnards from Viet Nam offered new homes in Finland last year under a UNHCR resettlement programme. It is a far cry from their former highland homes, but the group are settling in well, especially the younger generation. -
Thousands of Swedish teenagers collect money for refugee schools in Rwanda
10 May 2006 Some 80,000 teenagers from some 250 high schools in Sweden participated in a campaign to collect money for the education of Congolese refugee children in Rwanda. The event, dubbed "Operation A Day's Work", was organised by the Swedish Student Organisation. -
Virtual game offers insight into refugee experience
15 Jun 2005 The UN refugee agency has launched a web-based interactive game to promote integration and positive attitudes towards refugees by putting teenage players in their shoes. -
From Jordan's desert to Sweden's winter - a refugee family's story
7 Jun 2005 After spending most of their lives in refugee camps, Yaseen and his family were resettled to Sweden late last year. UNHCR checks back with them six months later, and finds them starting a hopeful life in their new home. -
Iranian Kurd refugees leave for Sweden; hundreds remain in no man's land
10 Dec 2004 A second and last group of 185 Iranian Kurds have left Jordan for resettlement in Sweden. While they can look forward to a new life, hundreds of their friends are still stuck in the harsh desert of the no man's land between Jordan and Iraq, waiting for a solution to their plight.