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Iraqi refugee children head back to packed public schools in Jordan
25 Aug 2008 Jordan's public education system is feeling the strain as the new academic year begins. But UNHCR is determined that vulnerable young Iraqis enrol for classes. -
Q&A: Shirin Ebadi, documenter of refugee issues in Iran
8 Aug 2008 Iranian lawyer and human rights activist Shirin Ebadi speaks about the rights of women and children in the Islamic Republic of Iran. -
Refugee footballers in Jordan score a goal for unity
7 Jul 2008 A football club backed by UNHCR is bringing young Iraqi refugees from rival communities together in Amman and giving them a respite from their problems. -
UNHCR opens annual consultations with NGO partners
25 Jun 2008 Queen Noor of Jordan calls at an annual UNHCR's meeting for renewed international support for relief programmes for Iraqi refugees. -
Insecurity not the only obstacle to Iraq return
12 Jun 2008 Small groups of long-time Iraqi exiles in Iran seeking repatriation are being delayed by complicated clearance procedures and sporadic border closures. -
Nobel Peace Prize winner writes book on Iranian refugee law for UNHCR
10 Jun 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi publishes a book on legal structures in Iran that she hopes will encourage other human rights activists in the Islamic world to work for the protection of refugees. -
Hands-on donors help ease refugee problems in Iran
29 May 2008 Foreign embassies in Tehran, some with UNHCR help, raise funds and awareness in Iran about Afghan and Iraqi refugees in the country -
Feili Kurds in Iran seek way out of identity impasse
28 May 2008 After decades of exile in Iran, thousands of Feili Kurds may now have a chance to return home and restore their Iraqi nationality. -
UNHCR faces difficulty helping neediest Iraqis in Jordan
27 May 2008 Amid rising food and energy prices, exacerbated by the withdrawal of state fuel subsidies, the UN refugee agency will find it increasingly difficult to help the growing numbers of Iraqi refugees in need of assistance in Jordan.