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Slovakia receives 37 Somalis from camps in Eritrea
2 May 2016 UNHCR has helped resettle a total of 281 Somali refugees so far this year -
Housing programme to help Bosnians rebuild two decades after the war
2 Dec 2014 The Guta family has languished for years in the ruins of a devastated village. But thanks to a new housing programme, they hope to rebuild their home and lives. -
Fleeing to a new land, but finding no home
7 Jun 2013 Among asylum-seekers and refugees searching for new lives in Poland, Bulgaria, and Slovakia, homelessness and destitution are real and persistent threats. -
Donors pledge more than 300 million euros to help refugees in Balkans
25 Apr 2012 A new programme will provide homes for some 74,000 people displaced in the Balkans during the conflict of the 1990s. The EU pledged 230 million euros. -
Statelessness: Citizenship hopes draw closer for Roma asylum-seeker
5 Dec 2011 Asylum-seeker Muqishta Nuqi never gave up in his determination to become a Bosnian citizen, like his parents and siblings, and his persistence is paying off. -
An unexpected meeting with Angelina Jolie brings joy a year later
15 Nov 2011 Thirteen people, including septuagenarian sisters Lena and Mara, move into a US-funded apartment block in Bosnia a year after a visit by Jolie. -
UNHCR welcomes latest regional effort to end refugee displacement in Balkans
8 Nov 2011 Ministers of four countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia support new regional progamme to end the suffering of more than 70,000 refugees. -
A new home on memory lane in Bosnia and Herzegovina
14 Apr 2011 At 73 years old, refugee returnee Biserka Vukasinovic is the proud owner of a UNHCR-renovated house full of memories and new friendships. -
UNHCR to continue helping Balkans flood victims over the winter
7 Jan 2011 UNHCR warns that victims of the worst floods to hit Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring Montenegro in decades will continue to need help during the winter.