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Making a Splash: Refugee Boy Scouts in Bangladesh clean up at the beach
28 Sep 2010 It wasn't just a day out from the refugee camp when Rohingya refugee Boy Scouts joined UNHCR staff in cleaning up one of the world's longest beaches. -
Welcome to Japan: first Asian country joins UNHCR's resettlement programme
28 Sep 2010 From the jungles of Thailand to the bright lights of Tokyo, the first of 90 Myanmar refugees begin their new life in Japan under a pilot resettlement programme. -
Coming Home: Sri Lankan refugees return
13 Aug 2010 Following the end of a three-decade long civil war, a growing number of Sri Lankan refugees are returning home from India. -
Myanmar: UNHCR builds houses, peace of mind for Cyclone Nargis victims
28 Jul 2010 Two years and US$8 million later, UNHCR has dramatically improved the lives of many left homeless by Myanmar's worst natural disaster. -
Manpower and UNHCR empower refugees resettling to the US
22 Jul 2010 Under an innovative scheme, some refugees from Myanmar are preparing for office jobs in the United States even while living in a Thai jungle. -
US$33 million programme rewards decades of hospitality in Bangladesh
20 Jul 2010 Poverty reduction, better schools and ambulances for safe hospital trips are all ways the UN thanks Bangladesh for hosting refugees. -
Making ProGres in Bangladesh: a database yields new lives for refugees
7 Jul 2010 By making sure it collects the right details on refugees' lives, UNHCR is able to offer precisely the right response. -
UNHCR starts to scale back in eastern Sri Lanka, closing Batticaloa office
28 Jun 2010 UNHCR starts to scale back its operations to help internally displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka and is closing its office in Batticaloa this week. -
Myanmar and Bangladesh: UNHCR rescues, shelters flood victims
17 Jun 2010 With monsoon rains threatening lives, UNHCR sends speed boats to rescue hospital patients and hands out emergency shelter.