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Unaccompanied children look toward school after ordeal to reach Europe
22 Aug 2012 Nearly 1,500 minors seeking asylum arrived in Belgium without other family members last year, exceeding the capacity of asylum centres. -
Afghan Conference: Delegates urged to support new solutions strategy
2 May 2012 A conference on Afghan refugees opens with a call by UNHCR for the international community to support a new "solutions strategy." -
Afghan Conference: After the journey home, the challenges ahead
2 May 2012 A new initiative seeks to improve the sustainable reintegration of former Afghan refugees with a focus on helping returnees to support themselves. -
Afghan Conference: Reports of stability key to refugee's return decision
1 May 2012 Abdol Ali Din Mohammad returned home last week after 13 years as a refugee in Iran. The Afghan talks about the future and his life as a refugee. -
Afghan Conference: After years in exile, returnee reflects on starting over
30 Apr 2012 After 28 years as a refugee in Pakistan, Fida Mohammad decided to return home. Life was difficult, but slowly he settled in and conditions improved. -
Pakistan, UNHCR agree new regional approach to Afghan refugees
2 Feb 2012 UNHCR chief António Guterres met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar to discuss the new strategy. -
For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return
5 Jan 2012 Though born and raised in Pakistan, the pull of home is still strong for a young Afghan refugee and his family. -
UNHCR distributes winter aid to more than 200,000 needy Afghans
27 Dec 2011 Vulnerable families are receiving blankets, warm clothes and fuel to stay warm and dry through the bitter winter. -
For Afghan refugee miners, bright dreams beckon from the depths
14 Dec 2011 In the mines of Pakistan's Balochistan province the many of the workers are Afghan refugees. Despite the physical demands of the job, the men are grateful to be able to support their families.