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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. -
World AIDS Day: Love helps Colombian couple overcome discrimination
2 Dec 2011 When Ana was diagnosed as HIV-positive, she expected sympathy and help from the local community. Instead, she was hounded out of her village. -
In a Pakistan medical centre, pauper patients benefit from refugee initiative
28 Nov 2011 The Refugee Affected and Hosting Areas seeks to aid Afghan refugees through projects that bolster sectors such as health, water and sanitation. -
Drop by drop, UNHCR encourages displaced to come back home
17 Nov 2011 A small water project in the Philippines' strife-torn Mindanao Island has proved powerful incentive for a return home -
Survey of Afghan refugees in Pakistan will help plot future course
16 Nov 2011 The Population Profiling, Verification and Response exercise has interviewed more than 60,000 Afghan households. It will continue until the end of 2011. -
Statelessness: A new lease on life thanks to a birth certificate
3 Nov 2011 UNHCR funds free mobile birth registration in Mindanao to keep displaced indigenous communities in the Philippines from becoming stateless. -
UNHCR flies aid to Turkey for earthquake victims
1 Nov 2011 The UN refugee agency airlifts more than 100 tonnes of aid to Turkey for survivors of last week's devastating earthquake in the east of the country. -
Return figures to Afghanistan down to 60,000 in first 10 months
28 Oct 2011 Some 60,000 Afghan refugees return home with UNHCR help in the first 10 months compared to more than 100,000 over the same period in 2010. -
UNHCR helps first group of Sri Lankan refugees return by ferry from India
12 Oct 2011 The ferry returns add a new dimension to the UN refugee agency's voluntary return programme for civilians who fled the island nation during a time of conflict.