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Urban refugees bowled over by sporting chance in China
15 Jul 2009 A game of cricket on a school campus in Beijing gives a group of refugees from Pakistan a welcome respite from their drab daily routine in China. -
Pakistanis head home as government repatriation operation begins
14 Jul 2009 Some 900 displaced Pakistani civilians return to their homes in the North West Frontier Province under the government's voluntary repatriation programme. -
United Arab Emirates and UNHCR sign partnership agreement for operations in Pakistan
6 Jul 2009 The United Arab Emirates and UNHCR sign a partnership agreement to support vital humanitarian operations for internally displaced Pakistanis. -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand camps hits 50,000 mark
30 Jun 2009 A 23-year-old ethnic Karenni school teacher becomes the 50,000th Myanmar refugee to leave Thailand under the world's largest resettlement programme. -
Some displaced people visit homes in north-west Pakistan, but no large-scale return yet
26 Jun 2009 Displaced people in Pakistan have been visiting their areas of origin to harvest crops, check on livestock and generally assess the possibility of returning home. -
UNHCR grapples with staff security as operations in Pakistan continue
15 Jun 2009 While mourning a colleague killed in a bomb attack in Pakistan, UNHCR vows to continue with its vital work on behalf of some 2 million displaced Pakistanis. -
One family's experience of war
15 Jun 2009 Civilians are the biggest victims of the violence in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. -
More and more Pakistani displaced move to camps as needs grow
10 Jun 2009 As increasing number of people are displaced by violence in north-west Pakistan, UNHCR is ramping up efforts to accommodate fresh arrivals in camps. -
UNHCR mourns loss of staff member killed in Pakistan bombing
10 Jun 2009 UNHCR staff mourn their colleague, Aleksandar Vorkapic, who was killed in the bombing of the Pearl Continental Hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar.