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16 Days of Activism: Colombia's Butterflies take wing to spread message
9 Dec 2014 With the help of UNHCR and groups like the Nansen Award-winning Butterflies, women in Ecuador are learning how to combat sexual and gender-based Violence. -
Nansen Refugee Award: Butterflies take wing to help others
12 Sep 2014 Through the Butterflies network, Benedicia regained control of her life and avoided being sucked into the quagmire of violence and extortion in Buenaventura. -
Annual report shows a record 33.3 million were internally displaced in 2013
14 May 2014 The IMDC's Global Overview 2014 reports that 63 per cent of all IDPs at the end of 2013 were from Syria, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria and Sudan. -
Amid the violence in Colombia, an indigenous people struggle for their identity
14 Aug 2013 The Awa have been displaced repeatedly and UNHCR is helping the group's members in Ecuador prepare in case it happens again. -
Hitting the right notes of hope and integration for refugees in Venezuela
5 Jul 2013 UNHCR and the Simon Bolivar Music Foundation promote peace and respect for the rights of refugees through a music programme for children in Venezuela. -
Syrian refugee flees all the way to Colombia to escape the violence at home
24 Jun 2013 Ahmed hopes to return to Syria one day but meanwhile is learning Spanish and integrating into life in Colombia -
In Ecuador, a new learning centre combines garbage and gigabytes
11 Feb 2013 UNHCR and the municipal authorities in Esmeraldas open a computer centre and digital library in a building made of recycled plastic bottles. -
UNHCR hails EU decision to donate Nobel funding for children
19 Dec 2012 UNHCR will use its share to provide educational support for 5,600 Colombian children, including refugees in Ecuador and children of indigenous groups. -
Ecuador, Honduras and Portugal accede to Statelessness Conventions
2 Oct 2012 All three states became parties to one or other or both of the conventions at a special event in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.