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Nansen legacy lives on for Syrian refugees in Armenia
12 Aug 2015 A jeweller and his family flee Syria and find safety in their ancestral homeland of Armenia. -
Ukrainian family enjoys peace in Armenia but faces major challenges
25 Jun 2015 When conflict erupted in Ukraine in November 2014, Artyem and Ella Nakhoyans and their four children were forced to flee. -
Cookies and cakes prove a winner for Syrian bakers in Armenia
18 Aug 2014 Azniv and Sevan are among the estimated 12,000 members of Syria's ethnic Armenian population who have fled to Armenia since the Syrian crisis erupted in 2011. -
Refugees in Armenia get wired for work
7 Apr 2011 A UNHCR-funded computer training course is opening doors to better job opportunities for refugees in Armenia, like 23-year-old Ramella. -
UNHCR inaugurates residential block for Iraqi refugees in Armenia
3 Jul 2009 UNHCR inaugurates "Social House" - a special residential centre with 46 apartments for Iraqi refugees in the southern Armenian village of Darbnik. -
An Iraqi Armenian teen shows the way to a new life
30 Oct 2008 A budding young hair stylist sets an example to other Iraqi Armenians who have sought shelter in the land of their ancestors after fleeing violence in Iraq. -
Nansen Award winner Kanai uses prize to help in Armenia and Azerbaijan
19 Apr 2007 Japanese optometrist Akio Kanai has used all the prize money that came with his Nansen Refugee Award to assist refugees and internally displaced in Azerbaijan and Armenia, countries where he has been helping victims on both sides of the conflict for almost a decade. -
Artistic appreciation and tolerance in an Armenian village
17 Jul 2006 The ethnic Azeri population of southern Armenia's Yeghegis village fled the area in 1989, but the local government and population have vowed to protect their cultural legacy and religious sites in a heart-warming gesture of tolerance. -
My door is always open, says refugee in Armenia
1 Sep 2005 Sergey Danielyan is an ethnic Armenian who fled Azerbaijan for Armenia as a result of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. UNHCR catches up with the 69-year-old to see how he is coping with life as a refugee in his motherland.