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The UN refugee agency cautions against European deportations to Iraq
8 Jun 2010 UNHCR urges that Iraqi asylum applicants in Europe continue to receive international protection amid fears that some Iraqis may be sent back home. -
Former Iraqi refugees benefit from UNHCR shelter programme in the south
20 May 2010 UNHCR's shelter programme helps refugee returnee families in southern Iraq who fled overseas before 2003 and then found it hard to make ends meet after returning. -
Volcanic eruption in Iceland delays resettlement plans of Palestinians
22 Apr 2010 The volcanic ash drifting across Europe from Iceland prevents a group of Palestinian refugees from boarding a flight to a new life in France this week. -
UNHCR disappointed at Australian decision to reopen detention centre for asylum-seekers
20 Apr 2010 The UN refugee agency expresses disappointment at Australia's failure to look at alternatives to detention for most asylum-seekers arriving by boat. -
Iraqi refugees contribute to success of Oscar-winning film, "The Hurt Locker"
1 Apr 2010 Oscar-winning film, "The Hurt Locker," tells the story of a US bomb disposal expert in Iraq. Filmed in Jordan, several Iraqi refugees were hired as extras. -
UNHCR sees deepening needs among Iraqi refugees even as world interest wanes
30 Mar 2010 Seven years after the start of the Iraq war, the future of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees remains shrouded in uncertainty. -
Iraqi refugees cautious about return after landmark election
15 Mar 2010 Early results from Iraq's national election bring mixed reactions from Iraqi refugees still concerned about the situation back home. -
Refugees watch Iraqi elections with doubts and hopes
1 Mar 2010 Many refugees hope the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq will restore security and allow the safe return of hundreds of thousands of them. -
End of long ordeal for Palestinian refugees as desert camp closes
1 Feb 2010 UNHCR closes the Al Tanf camp between the borders of Syria and Iraqi and relocates the last of the Palestinian refugees who lived there for years.