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Olympic spirit gives hope to refugees
27 Jul 2012 UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee are working to collect 100,000 items of sports clothing donated by athletes to send to refugees in Africa and Asia. -
Statelessness: UNHCR urges Britain to ensure rights of the stateless
24 Nov 2011 UNHCR releases a report on Statelessness in the United Kingdom and calls on the British government to protect the human rights of the stateless. -
At 99, grandma from Bhutan chooses new life over old
22 Aug 2011 Bishnu Maya Bharati says she wants to be resettled because the future of her children and grandchildren will be better in the United States. -
Resettlement programme for refugees from Bhutan passes 50,000 mark
17 Aug 2011 Milestone reached thanks to generosity of resettlement countries, resilience of the refugees and support from Nepal's government and people. -
Toys from France bring joy to refugee children in Nepal
22 Jun 2011 UNHCR distributes toys donated by French schoolchildren to young refugees in eastern Nepal. Boxes bearing the gifts were sent from the Quai Branly Museum. -
Fires leave some 5,000 refugees homeless in camps in Nepal
22 Mar 2011 Fire sweeps through two refugee camps in eastern Nepal, leaving almost 5,000 people homeless but nobody harmed. UNHCR calls it a disaster. -
Q&A: The importance of being adversarial
25 Jan 2011 Award-winning journalist Clare Sambrook has made a name with her stories highlighting the plight of child asylum-seekers in the United Kingdom. -
Resettlement programme for refugees in Nepal passes 40,000 mark
13 Dec 2010 A programme launched three years ago to resettle tens of thousands of refugees from camps in eastern Nepal passes the 40,000 mark. -
A Fresh Start: refugees from Bhutan arrive in the UK
9 Aug 2010 The UN's largest resettlement program ever has now helped 34,500 refugees from Bhutan start a new life in eight countries around the world.