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Nansen Refugee Award goes to Russian NGO
30 Apr 2004 The award recognises the work of Moscow-based Memorial Human Rights Centre, a non-governmental organisation that has helped tens of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people in the Russian Federation. -
Deputy High Commissioner completes review of Angola operations
27 Apr 2004 Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin has returned from her mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. In Angola, she met spontaneous returnees from Zambia and witnessed projects to help them settle back in their communities. -
Expelled Congolese workers need humanitarian aid, urges senior UNHCR official
23 Apr 2004 Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin has appealed to aid agencies to work together to assist tens of thousands Congolese diamond miners expelled from Angola, and for the two governments to respect their basic rights. -
UNHCR concerned about Angolan refugees in DR Congo
22 Apr 2004 Sporadic attacks have been reported in Napassa refugee site, south of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Those responsible are a group of disgruntled Congolese diamond miners recently expelled from Angola in a government crackdown on irregular workers. -
Better security needed for Congolese returns, says senior UNHCR official
20 Apr 2004 On her first field trip with UNHCR, Deputy High Commissioner Wendy Chamberlin is reviewing the agency's operations in the field and the prospects for repatriation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. -
Hi-tech hope for refugees in Russia, thanks to UNHCR, Red Cross and Microsoft initiative
15 Apr 2004 The world's first community technology centre for refugees and local disabled people opened today in the historic Russian City of St. Petersburg. A joint initiative by UNHCR, the Red Cross and Microsoft, the centre will provide an invaluable opportunity for refugees to fulfil their potential through access to technology and IT skills. -
Asylum seeker killed in Moscow; Ingush camp for Chechens closed
2 Apr 2004 UNHCR has expressed deep regret over the murder of an Afghan asylum seeker in Moscow, the latest in a string of violent attacks on asylum seekers in the Russian capital. Elsewhere in the Russian Federation, Sputnik camp for displaced Chechens in Ingushetia has been closed. -
UNHCR concerned about gas cuts in Ingushetia's settlements
20 Feb 2004 Gas supplies in 10 temporary settlements for displaced Chechens have been cut despite repeated assurances by the authorities in Ingushetia. This leaves more than 2,000 displaced people without heating in mid-winter. -
Jolie releases online journal on mission to Russian Federation
26 Jan 2004 The UN refugee agency's Goodwill Ambassador, Angelina Jolie, shares her experience with displaced Chechens in Ingushetia and with refugees in North Ossetia and Moscow in her latest journal.