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Urgent help needed for Central American children on the run
31 May 2017 As the number of children fleeing gang violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras soars, UNHCR is launching a campaign for US$18 million in vital aid. -
UNHCR calls for urgent action as Central America asylum claims soar
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Statelessness: UNHCR helps indigenous people without frontiers in Central America
7 May 2015 For the Ngöbe Bugle whose ancestral territory straddles Costa Rica and Panama, a life of trans-border migration makes birth registration a challenge. -
UNHCR welcomes new law giving refugees chance for Panama residency
1 Apr 2008 UNHCR welcomes passage by Panama's parliament of legislation that will give many refugees the chance to apply for permanent residency. -
Refugee status and clean water "change everything" for indigenous Colombians
26 Dec 2007 The UN refugee agency teams with the European Commission's humanitarian aid department to improve life for two native indigenous groups from Colombia now in Panama. -
Real Madrid trains refugee children in Panama City suburb
27 Jun 2007 An agreement between UNHCR and the Real Madrid Foundation is giving refugee children in Panama a chance to learn football from former players of one of the best clubs in the world. -
Colombian indigenous culture flourishes again in Panama
30 May 2007 Forty-eight Colombian Indians are building a new life for their community in Panama's Darién Gap after becoming the first indigenous group to be granted refugee status in Panama last December. -
Indigenous Kuna children and Colombian refugees live and study together in Panama
28 Dec 2006 On the southern tip of Panama's Caribbean coast in the town of Puerto Obaldia, local indigenous Kuna schoolchildren are living with Colombian refugees and studying alongside them in a secondary school set up by a UNHCR partner designed to benefit the whole society. -
World Cup fever puts soccer-crazy refugee in the Panama spotlight
6 Jul 2006 World Cup fever has put sportscaster Tomas Begazo firmly in the public spotlight in Panama. But it has been a tough 15-year journey getting there for the Peruvian refugee, whose love of football has helped him weather hard times and achieve success in his new home.