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In search of freedom, Burmese refugees head for new life in America
13 Oct 2006 Nearly 7,000 Karen refugees from Myanmar have been resettled in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries as UNHCR's resettlement programme from camps in Thailand moves into high gear. -
Anti-terrorism legislation delays entry of refugees to United States
6 Sep 2006 Legislation aimed at keeping members and backers of terrorist organisations out of the United States is proving to be an unexpected obstacle for some refugees hoping to win resettlement overseas. -
First Karen refugees swap tropical forest of Thailand for US concrete jungle
18 Aug 2006 A first group of 23 ethnic Karens left a refugee camp in Thailand this week for new lives in the United States. They are among hundreds of Karen refugees who are slated to be resettled in North America. -
A special New Year for Afghan couple in Chile after long separation
30 Dec 2005 Reunited in Chile after ten years of separation and many obstacles, an Afghan couple looks forward to the New Year together as they settle in to their adopted country. -
UNHCR resettles some 200 African refugees from Mozambique to the USA
22 Sep 2005 By the end of September, some 200 individuals from a variety of African countries, who have little chance of either going home or being integrated locally, will have been flown out of Mozambique on six separate flights to start a new life in the United States. -
Orphaned Somali sisters embrace new life in the US
25 Aug 2005 The Salat sisters, who lost their parents in exile, are leaving a life of fear and prejudice in Kenya's Dadaab camp for a new start in Seattle under a resettlement operation aimed at helping the region's most vulnerable refugees. -
Liberian refugees take first steps towards new life in US
26 Aug 2004 Sixteen Liberian refugees have left years of exile in Sierra Leone to start afresh in the United States under a resettlement programme that started in June. They know that life will not be easy in the beginning, but are eager for the chance to live in peace. -
Jolie, Powell launch World Refugee Day celebrations in Washington, D.C.
18 Jun 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and US Secretary of State Colin Powell have launched a series of performances in the US capital to celebrate the strength and spirit of refugees. -
Jolie discusses unaccompanied children with US senior officials
27 May 2004 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has met with senior government officials in the American capital as a follow-up to her recent visit to unaccompanied children of asylum seekers in the United States.