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Czech mission to Malaysia paving way for landmark resettlement programme
24 Jul 2008 A pilot programme to take Myanmar refugees to Central Europe will make the Czech Republic the first ex-Eastern Bloc nation to become a resettlement country. -
UNHCR cards give refugees in Bangladesh individual identities
23 Jul 2008 With the issuance this month of UNHCR ID cards for the first time, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh will be recognized as individuals. -
Helicopters bring shelter, hope for Myanmar's cyclone victims
3 Jul 2008 UNHCR used UN helicopters this week to deliver badly-needed shelter kits to traumatized residents of remote villages in Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta. -
Resettlement of Myanmar refugees from Thailand tops 30,000
25 Jun 2008 More than 30,000 Myanmar refugees have now left camps in Thailand to start new lives in third countries. -
When a plastic sheet means more than shelter
6 Jun 2008 A farmer who lost her parents and two daughters when Cyclone Nargis hit the coast of Myanmar struggles to make sense of the past and looks to the future. -
Iraqi family board a flight to Australia and the end of their journey
2 Jun 2008 After almost seven years in Indonesia, a family of Iraqi refugees finally get the opportunity to begin a new life in Australia. -
Fourth airlift brings UNHCR relief goods into Myanmar
22 May 2008 A fourth plane carrying vital UNHCR shelter and household supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims lands in the country's main city, Yangon. -
UNHCR shelter supplies reach Yangon by air, road
13 May 2008 UNHCR's office in Myanmar receives nearly 50 additional tonnes of shelter supplies in the last 24 hours to boost its aid distribution in areas devastated by Cyclone Nargis. -
UNHCR sends land aid convoy to Myanmar, airlift from Dubai starts
10 May 2008 The UN refugee agency on Saturday sent the first UN land convoy of emergency aid into Myanmar from neighbouring Thailand, while its airlift of around 100 tonnes of urgently needed shelter supplies started from Dubai.