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Urban refugee women teach themselves knitting - and self-confidence
7 Dec 2009 Far from home, ethnic Chin refugee women from Myanmar are supporting themselves in Malaysia’s towns and cities in safety and dignity. -
UNHCR welcomes Sri Lankan decision to ease conditions for internally displaced
5 Dec 2009 UNHCR welcomes Sri Lanka's decision to allow greater freedom of movement for 135,000 internally displaced people in camps in the north of the country. -
Asian civil society mobilizes in support of refugee rights
12 Oct 2009 Non-governmental organizations from 19 Asian and Pacific countries meet in Bangkok to plot advocacy for greater refugee rights. -
For Sri Lanka's displaced, help in returning home
4 Sep 2009 As displaced families in Sri Lanka begin returning home after decades of conflict, UNHCR seeks to assist their reintegration. -
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. -
Farming and fishing folk return to villages in parts of north-west Sri Lanka
19 Jun 2009 The coastal village of Arippu in north-western Sri Lanka has been deserted for years, but people are coming back with UNHCR help now the war is over. -
New school gives Rohingya refugee children hope for a bright future
29 May 2009 Children who couldn't even write or count to 10 are now dreaming of becoming engineers and office workers thanks to a UNHCR-funded refugee school. -
Some 80,000 flee as fighting comes to an end in north-east Sri Lanka
19 May 2009 As fighting between the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam comes to an end, UNHCR braces itself for challenges looming ahead. -
UNHCR sends more field experts as civilians return to Sri Lanka's north
1 May 2009 A second team of UNHCR emergency experts arrive in Sri Lanka. The four include specialists on community services, protection and other field functions.