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UNHCR honoured by Bangladesh for helping millions in 1971 conflict
27 Mar 2012 The government of Bangladesh honours UNHCR for providing life-saving aid to 10 million refugees during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan. -
Q&A: Fresh challenges in Libya for an expanded UNHCR team
16 Mar 2012 The head of UNHCR's Libya office discusses the agency's work helping refugees, returnees and the internally displaced since the Libyan uprising. -
Their lives in upheaval, refugee children in Ethiopia find solace in school
29 Feb 2012 A school at the Tongo refugee camp has proved so popular that students must study in shifts. -
In Iran, UNHCR project provides comfort to troubled refugee youth
28 Feb 2012 Facing adult problems, street and working children are given the means to cope. -
Solar lamps brighten future for refugee students in Uganda
23 Feb 2012 Refugees graduating from primary school are getting better grades thanks to targeted assistance such as solar lamps that extend their study time. -
Dadaab - World's biggest refugee camp 20 years old
21 Feb 2012 More than 463,000 Somali refugees now live in the camp in Kenya originally intended for 90,000. -
UNHCR addresses needs of 20,000 forced to flee violence in Mali
7 Feb 2012 UNHCR deploys emergency teams to help meet the needs of some 20,000 people who fled fighting in Mali and found shelter in neighbouring countries. -
Census aims to improve the lives of refugees in the Dominican Republic
6 Feb 2012 UNHCR, for the first time, is using mobile phones to record information about refugees and asylum-seekers, saving valuable time and resources. -
Art project brings together Congolese refugees and Tanzanian students
1 Feb 2012 UNHCR and a Dar Es Salaam gallery bring art to Congolese refugees and foster harmony with young Tanzanians at a workshop in Nyarugusu Camp.