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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. -
UNHCR shocked by abuse of Congolese civilians as fighting persists
27 Jul 2012 The UN refugee agency is urging all parties to the conflict in eastern DRC to prevent indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks against civilians. -
Protracted refugee situations in Liberia and Angola to finally end
29 Jun 2012 Refugee status ends this weekend for refugees from the two countries, but UNHCR will assist those who have registered to return home. -
Surge in returns this year as end of refugee status for Liberians nears
26 Jun 2012 More than 8,500 Liberians have repatriated this year. At the end of June, people who fled overseas during the civil war will no longer be refugees. -
UNHCR works to bring the perpetrators of sexual crime to justice
25 Jun 2012 The UN refugee agency and its partners make it a priority to fight sexual violence in a Rwandan refugee camp and encourage people to speak out. -
New camp opens for Congolese refugees in Rwanda
12 Jun 2012 UNHCR transfers almost 300 refugees on Sunday and Monday from Nkamira transit centre to Kigeme in the south of the country. -
Number of Congolese in Rwanda transit camp passes 10,000
8 Jun 2012 And UNHCR registers 1,422 Congolese in south-west Uganda following fighting in North Kivu, bringing the total since January to more than 21,000. -
UNHCR repatriates almost 14,000 Angolans; steps up pace of return ahead of deadline
8 Jun 2012 Group refugee status will formally end on June 30 for people who fled Angola during the 1965-75 war of independence and the subsequent civil war. -
UN Security Council diplomats visit Ivorian refugees in Liberia
23 May 2012 Ambassadors from all 15 Security Council member states meet some of the 7,600 refugees in the PTP camp in eastern Liberia and hear their concerns.