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Somali refugees win the heart of Spanish Goodwill Ambassador
6 Aug 2008 Playing a return engagement in Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez stresses the importance of education. -
Spanish TV presenter Jesús Vázquez appointed Goodwill Ambassador
21 Jul 2008 Popular Spanish television presenter Jesús Vázquez is appointed as UNHCR's newest Goodwill Ambassador during a ceremony in New York. -
Zimbabweans face uphill struggle in search for asylum in South Africa
11 Jul 2008 UNHCR fears inadequate screening of Zimbabweans at the South African border could result in people with genuine fear of persecution being deported. -
Q&A: Countess works in a noble cause
6 Jun 2008 Mexican-born philanthropist Genoveva Casanova y González, Countess of Salvatierra, talks about her concern for the world's uprooted people. -
UNHCR releases 2,000 more tents for South Africa xenophobia victims
30 May 2008 UNHCR hands over 2,000 tents to the South African government to provide shelter to thousands of victims of recent xenophobic attacks. -
UNHCR distributes aid to South Africa's xenophobia victims
21 May 2008 UNHCR distributes 2,000 blankets and 2,000 mats to victims of a wave of xenophobia in South Africa's Guateng province. -
Xenophobic attacks drive hundreds from homes in South African suburb
28 Mar 2008 A series of brutal assaults on foreigners in makeshift settlements on the outskirts of the capital has galvanized government and private organizations into action -
Somali refugee community takes lead in local integration in South Africa
19 Mar 2008 Faced with growing antagonism, a Somali refugee community in South Africa is taking the lead in seeking local integration -
South Africa gets 45,673 asylum seekers in 2007, warns of rising numbers
26 Feb 2008 South Africa received nearly 46,000 new applications for asylum during 2007 and warns that the numbers could increase sharply in the coming years.