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New transit centre opens in Slovakia to resettle Palestinians stuck at Iraq border
21 Jul 2009 A new evacuation transit centre has been opened in Slovakia that will allow for 98 Palestinian refugees to leave a desert camp in Iraq. -
UNHCR inaugurates residential block for Iraqi refugees in Armenia
3 Jul 2009 UNHCR inaugurates "Social House" - a special residential centre with 46 apartments for Iraqi refugees in the southern Armenian village of Darbnik. -
Iraqi refugee youngster flown to Monaco from Syria for heart surgery
30 Jun 2009 An infant Iraqi refugee flies to Monaco for live-saving surgery under an accord signed recently between UNHCR and the Mediterranean principality. -
Stitching up a new life: Afghan refugees learn to support themselves in Iran
12 Jun 2009 With fewer Afghan refugees going home, UNHCR is concentrating on giving those staying in Iran skills to earn support their families. -
Iraqi refugees release captivating album online
11 Jun 2009 Three Iraqi refugees produce an album with UNHCR's help and release it on music-sharing sites. The profits will help other refugees in Syria. -
Iran encourages more international NGOs to come and help refugees
8 May 2009 Iran encourages more international non-governmental organizations to come and help shoulder the burden of caring for refugees during hard financial times. -
Thousands of Iraqis benefit from UNHCR clean-up campaign in Baghdad
29 Apr 2009 More than 20,000 Iraqis, half of them internally displaced, start to benefit from a UNHCR initiative to improve hygiene and waste disposal in a Baghdad district. -
Q&A: Acclaimed British actress finds new role as humanitarian
17 Apr 2009 British actress Romola Garai recently visited Iraqi refugees in Syria and displaced Palestinians on the Iraqi-Syria border with UNHCR. She talks about the trip and her plans to spread awareness about the refugees. -
Iraqi artists in Syria get a rare chance to exhibit their work
25 Mar 2009 UNHCR opens an exhibition of widely diverse works by more than 20 Iraqis living in Syria, giving them a rare chance to display their art to a wide audience.