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"Pavarotti and Friends" concert raises over 2 million euro for Angolan refugees
29 May 2002 The star-studded event raises some 1.1 million euro in ticket sales and 1 million euro in private donations from viewers in Italy. Funds will go to projects to help Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
Pavarotti and friends to stage concert for Angolan refugees
23 May 2002 World-renowned Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti, supported by major stars like Sting, Lou Reed, James Brown and Andrea Bocelli, is dedicating this year's "Pavarotti and Friends" concert to support UNHCR's programmes for Angolan refugees. -
A voice for Angola's forgotten people
23 May 2002 Nangweshi camp in Zambia holds up a mirror to Angola's recent murderous past. -
UNHCR concerned over racist attacks in Moscow
18 Apr 2002 The refugee agency condemns "vicious" attacks that killed a Russian citizen of Afghan origin and left his Congolese companion seriously injured. -
Ethnic minorities could face deportation from Russia under new decree
5 Apr 2002 The Meskhetian people, long-time residents of Krasnodar Krai in the Black Sea region of Russia, could be deported as illegal immigrants. -
Thousands of Angolan refugees in Zambia wait for resettlement as camps reach capacity
28 Jan 2002 With existing camps at maximum capacity, some 9,000 refugees fleeing the civil war in Angola are waiting to be relocated in Zambia even as their numbers are expected to grow. -
Lubbers calls for political solution to conflict in Chechnya
17 Jan 2002 High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers calls for a political solution to the conflict in Chechnya and calls on Chechens to be more involved in strengthening security in their republic. -
Lubbers visits Chechen refugees in an effort to draw attention to their plight
16 Jan 2002 High Commissioner Ruud Lubbers arrives in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia to visit Chechen refugees in an effort to focus attention on their plight. -
World's oldest refugee hopes for peace in Angola
29 Nov 2001 At 105 years old, an Angolan refugee in Zambia describes the day he fled his home as the worst of his life.