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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. -
Q&A: A humble rice farmer from Cambodia teaches reconciliation
17 Sep 2009 Film-maker Stanley Harper explains how a Cambodian matriarch and her divided family claimed 18 years of his life – and have something to tell the world. -
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. -
Bangladesh: a quiet volunteer helps refugee children shoot for the stars
8 Jun 2009 A former national basketball player is providing renewed hope to refugee youth in Bangladesh and encouraging Muslim girls to break out of conservative roles. -
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.