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Eritreans look ahead to life in resettlement
6 Apr 2005 Two groups of Eritrean refugees were recently resettled from Shimelba camp in Ethiopia to New Zealand and the United States. While some are excited by the opportunities offered in their new country, others still hold on to the hope of going home one day. -
Italian concert raises euros 1m for Sri Lanka's conflict and tsunami victims
22 Mar 2005 A star-studded concert featuring Italian artistes like Andrea Bocelli, Claudio Baglioni and Zucchero has raised 1 million euros for the UN refugee agency's assistance to people affected by the conflict and tsunami in Sri Lanka. -
UNHCR calls for access, transparency after Lampedusa deportations
18 Mar 2005 Yesterday's deportation of some 180 people from Italy's Lampedusa island to Libya has raised deep concerns from the UN refugee agency, which has appealed to the Italian authorities for more access and transparency. -
Former embassy now home to desperate Somalis in Rome
16 Nov 2004 The Association of Emigrant Somali Women in Rome recently organised a party to celebrate the end of Ramadan with some 50 Somali asylum seekers living in their run-down former embassy. Many of them have been sent back to Italy from other European countries and now live in desperate conditions. -
Long desert drive brings Libyan aid to refugees in Chad
14 Oct 2004 Libyan foundation GIFCA has sent eight trucks on a two-week journey through the desert, carrying aid supplies like tents, blankets, oil and sugar to eastern Chad. This is GIFCA's second donation and part of logistically challenging efforts to bring relief to 200,000 Sudanese refugees. -
Feature: Refugee infrastructure benefits local population in east Sudan
6 Oct 2004 Eastern Sudan used to host up to 1 million Eritrean refugees, which affected the area's environment and economy. But now that the majority have gone home, their host communities are benefiting from efforts to reforest land, rehabilitate hospitals and train people to make better use of the area's natural resources. -
Handling of Cap Anamur asylum claims was flawed, says UNHCR
23 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has written to the Italian authorities criticizing the process that led up to the expulsion from Italy of a group of asylum seekers at the centre of an international furore. -
Eritreans stream home ahead of rainy season
29 Apr 2004 Sudan's Eritrean communities are progressively emptying as refugees take advantage of UNHCR's repatriation convoys to go back to their country ahead of the rains that will bring the return movements to a halt in June. -
Eritrea receives this year's biggest group of returnees
11 Mar 2004 After more than 30 years in exile, some 1,700 Eritrean refugees have left their camps in eastern Sudan and crossed back into their homeland in the biggest return convoy assisted by the UN refugee agency this year.