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Iranian Kurd refugees - different destinies and destinations
26 Nov 2004 The UN refugee agency has expressed great concern over the fate of nearly 4,200 Iranian Kurd refugees from Iraq's Al Tash camp after recent fighting sent some of them fleeing and cut off access to those who remain. Meanwhile, a separate group has been relocated from Jordan to Sweden. -
Feature: Hope and sorrow in Jordan's no man's land
25 Oct 2004 A group of 384 Iranian Kurds are preparing for a new life in Sweden after spending a year and a half in the no man's land between Iraq and Jordan. However, more than 600 others are still stuck in the desolate border region awaiting resettlement or other solutions to their plight. -
From detention to family reunion
3 Mar 2004 At an age when some children have not even taken the bus alone, two young Somalis have hopped on a boat - unaccompanied - in search of their mother half the world away. -
"The world begins in your own home"
9 Apr 2003 A Somali student who fled Tajikistan when the tanks rolled in is now a well-established politician in Finland. -
Lubbers calls for "Convention Plus" approach to new challenges
13 Sep 2002 In view of current migration problems like "asylum shopping" and people smuggling, UNHCR chief Ruud Lubbers proposes new agreements to supplement the 1951 Refugee Convention. Proposals include providing solutions for refugees in their regions of origin, and channelling development funds to programmes that benefit refugees in developing countries. -
UNHCR comments on Denmark's draft bill on foreigners
11 Apr 2002 The refugee agency expresses concern over parts of the bill and accompanying commentary that appear to be "inconsistent with international refugee and human rights law." -
UNHCR expresses concern over proposed Danish refugee policies
22 Jan 2002 The U.N. refugee agency expresses concern that proposed revisions of Danish immigration law would affect family reunifications and welfare benefits for refugees and hopes the country, which has a fine tradition of caring for refugees, will 'continue to lead by example.'