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Jalozai camp population swells as Pakistan's displacement crisis deepens
11 Feb 2009 Hundreds of civilians flock every day to Pakistan's Jalozai camp as pressure mounts on those already displaced amid continuing fighting in highland regions. -
Angelina Jolie voices support for Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand camps
5 Feb 2009 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie calls on the Thai government to grant Myanmar refugees in northern Thailand greater freedom of movement after spending a day listening to refugees tell of the difficulties they have faced in two decades of living in closed camps. -
UN refugee agency shocked and saddened by attack on staff in Pakistan
2 Feb 2009 Refugee agency chief expresses deep shock and sadness over an attack in Quetta, Pakistan, that left one UNHCR staff member dead and another missing. -
UNHCR seeks access to 126 Muslim Rohingya boat people in Thailand
20 Jan 2009 UNHCR asks Thailand for access to detained Muslim Rohingyas in order to assess their situation and see if any are in need of international protection. -
UN agencies team up on family planning for refugees in Thailand
15 Jan 2009 UNHCR and the UN Population Fund are collaborating so refugees along Thailand's border with Myanmar can continue to plan their families -
Uprooted Pakistanis find home in ex-Afghan refugee village
7 Jan 2009 Closed last summer, Jalozai has been re-opened as a model camp for internally displaced Pakistanis. -
Displaced Pakistanis homeless but not hopeless
30 Dec 2008 People displaced by the fighting in Pakistan's tribal areas are working to restore some semblance of normalcy in camps for internally displaced people. -
Afghans help to build shelter for Balochistan's quake survivors
24 Dec 2008 Afghan refugees are using their skills to help their local hosts in the earthquake-hit areas of south-western Pakistan. -
16 Days of Activism: Play seeks to broach taboo of domestic violence
3 Dec 2008 Domestic violence is a sensitive issue in most societies, especially among the conservative Afghan refugee community in Pakistan. A UNHCR-funded project uses drama to broach the issue.