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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. -
Somali refugees win the heart of Spanish Goodwill Ambassador
6 Aug 2008 Playing a return engagement in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez stresses the importance of education. -
Spanish TV presenter Jesús Vázquez appointed Goodwill Ambassador
21 Jul 2008 Popular Spanish television presenter Jesús Vázquez is appointed as UNHCR's newest Goodwill Ambassador during a ceremony in New York. -
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. -
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. -
Q&A: Countess works in a noble cause
6 Jun 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist Genoveva Casanova y González, Countess of Salvatierra, talks about her concern for the world's uprooted people. -
UNHCR concerned about increasing violence in east Chad
16 May 2008 UNHCR concerned by escalating violence in eastern Chad, including a fatal attack on gendarmes and increased levels of vehicle hijacking. -
Q&A: Former Lost Boy of Sudan returns home to build for the future
2 May 2008 Valentino Achak Deng was separated from his family as a child during Sudan's civil war. He discusses the hardships he faced as a refugee and in the United States and talks about his new challenges. -
UNHCR-assisted returns from Uganda to Sudan top 50,000
18 Apr 2008 The number of Sudanese refugees repatriated from Uganda with UNHCR assistance tops the 50,000 mark.