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UNHCR launches programme to help 200,000 vulnerable Afghans survive the winter
1 Dec 2009 UNHCR begins distributing winter aid items to 1,500 of the neediest in Kabul as part of an initiative to help some 200,000 Afghans cope with the winter. -
UNHCR delegation visits detention centre on Greek island, urges closure
23 Oct 2009 UNHCR official calls for a crowded detention centre on the Greek island of Lesvos to be closed after visiting the facility with a government minister. -
Author Khaled Hosseini says peace vital for sustainable return of Afghan refugees
15 Sep 2009 Author Khaled Hosseini wraps up a visit to his native Afghanistan by highlighting the need for peace to ensure the safe and sustainable return of the forcibly displaced. -
UNHCR helps hundreds of homeless returnees in arid wastes of northern Afghanistan
2 Sep 2009 UNHCR and its partners set up a temporary camp to provide shelter and aid to hundreds of refugee returnees in a desolate region of northern Afghanistan. -
UNHCR pays tribute to fallen colleagues on World Humanitarian Day
19 Aug 2009 UNHCR staff around the globe mark the first World Humanitarian Day, honouring hundreds of colleagues in humanitarian organizations who have been killed while carrying out their duties. -
UNHCR to remember sacrifice of colleagues on World Humanitarian Day
18 Aug 2009 For the first time, August 19 will be observed as a day to honour all those who have been injured or killed while carrying out their humanitarian work. -
Q&A with photojournalist Howard Davies: Documenting the displaced in northern France
14 Aug 2009 Seven years after a similar settlement closed, a photographer returns to a camp in northern France created by migrants and asylum seekers. -
Hard times lure Afghans to Iran, deter some refugees from returning
11 Aug 2009 Every year, hundreds of thousands of Afghans head to Iran in search of work, saying their strife-torn country cannot provide enough suitable jobs. -
UNHCR distributes aid to Afghan refugees affected by conflict in Pakistan
29 Jul 2009 UNHCR distributes aid to some 600 Afghan refugees who found shelter in the Peshawar area after fleeing the recent conflict in north-west Pakistan.