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Funds from World Refugee Day concert help save life of baby Iraqi refugee
19 Mar 2010 Tiny Iraqi refugee Ahmed was born with a heart defect and his parents could not afford to pay for an operation. UNHCR stepped in to ensure life-saving surgery. -
UNHCR's help for displaced Zimbabweans produces tangible results
17 Feb 2010 A programme launched by UNHCR is helping hundreds of Zimbabweans obtain lost, stolen or missing documentation, including vital nationality papers. -
Displaced in Georgia get access to computer and information technology
1 Feb 2010 UNHCR expands its Community Technology Access programme to Georgia, giving displaced people access to computers for education and livelihood purposes. -
School project in Darfur helps to build bridges between communities
28 Jan 2010 UNHCR funds the construction of new classrooms in a West Darfur district and at the same time helps to build bonds between different ethnic groups. -
Angolan builds small business empire in Zambian refugee settlement he calls home
21 Jan 2010 Robby Bihinda was born in Zambia after his parents fled Angola in 1968. Today, he runs a small business empire in the refugee settlement that he regards as home. -
Bangladesh: solar power and determination bring the information age to remote refugees
14 Jan 2010 Cultural constraints on women and restrictions on movement prove no barrier to computer literacy for Rohingya refugees in a distant corner of Bangladesh. -
Restoring damaged homes for Iraqi returnees and internally displaced people
30 Dec 2009 UNHCR has rehabilitated thousands of shelters for Iraqi refugee returnees and internally displaced people, many with European Commission funding. -
Assistance in Pankisi Gorge to focus on development as UNHCR exits
23 Dec 2009 UNHCR will remove itself from the aid programme for Chechen refugees in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge and hand over responsibility to UN Development Programme. -
UNHCR builds new homes for Iraqis left homeless in attack
26 Oct 2009 UNHCR helps northern Iraq town recover from devastating bomb blast by rebuilding shops and homes for the benefit of thousands of civilians.