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World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience
1 Dec 2011 Refugees from a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social subjects such as HIV/AIDS. -
The changing profile of refugees arriving in Brazil's Amazonian heart
24 Oct 2011 A growing population of asylum-seekers from Africa and Asia are contributing to the diversity of Manaus, a city dubbed the "Paris of the Tropics." -
Brazil to step up efforts to integrate refugees; reaffirms support for UNHCR
8 Aug 2011 Brazil's government pledges to increase funding for civil society initiatives to integrate refugees and reaffirms its support for UNHCR's global operations. -
Telecoms operator Lebara supports education for displaced children
2 Aug 2011 European telecoms operator Lebara launches fund-raising drive to help more than 100,000 displaced children in six countries get a proper education. -
Longing for Home: The bond between Afro-Colombians and their land
16 Jun 2011 Mario Riascos has been forced to flee the Afro-Colombian community of La Gloria twice in the past two decades, but he keeps coming back. -
Colombia's displaced youth sing out for own space
19 May 2011 A group of young Afro-Colombians has started a band to voice their views on land, identity, violence and displacement on the Pacific Coast. -
Number of displaced along Colombia's Pacific coast tops 1,800
27 Apr 2011 The UN refugee agency is concerned about the growing number of people forcibly displaced from their home areas in western Colombia in recent weeks. -
Small loans for vulnerable groups in Ecuador
11 Apr 2011 UNHCR is supporting a financial initiative that promotes micro-credit opportunities to vulnerable Colombian refugees and their hosts. -
UNHCR works to find durable solutions for endangered Colombian tribe
6 Apr 2011 Persistent violence is preventing the Jiw indigenous people from returning to their ancestral lands. UNHCR is helping to find other long-term solutions.