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Canadian-made refugee awareness campaign aims to shock
14 May 2007 The UN refugee agency is running a provocative international advertising campaign that employs shock tactics to raise awareness about its work and drum up public support for refugees. -
UNHCR launches media campaign against statelessness in Sri Lanka
26 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency on Monday stepped up its programme against statelessness in Sri Lanka by launching a media campaign to raise public awareness about the country's citizenship laws. -
Sri Lanka government assures UNHCR of full engagement in future moves to return IDPs
16 Mar 2007 The UN refugee agency said it had received renewed assurances from the Sri Lankan government that UNHCR will now be fully engaged in any further moves to return internally displaced people. -
Hope becomes a reality for displaced Sri Lankans in resettlement programme
14 Mar 2007 A UNHCR resettlement programme has found new homes in north-east Sri Lanka for 178 families displaced in 1990 by the conflict between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. -
More than 40,000 civilians flee latest fighting in eastern Sri Lanka
13 Mar 2007 More than 40,000 civilians have fled fierce fighting in eastern Sri Lanka over the past week, pushing to an estimated 127,000 the number of displaced within the affected district of Batticaloa. -
UNHCR distributes aid to more than 2,000 host families in Jaffna Peninsula
5 Feb 2007 The UN refugee agency has distributed packages of non-food items to more than 2,000 host families in northern Sri Lanka's Jaffna Peninsula despite interruptions to the relief programme launched last November. -
Sri Lanka: Some 5,000 civilians find refuge in Batticaloa after fleeing coastal strip
23 Jan 2007 An estimated 5,000 civilians have found refuge in eastern Sri Lanka's Batticaloa district after fleeing escalated fighting between government forces and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in the Vaharai coastal strip. -
Several thousand reported fleeing coastal strip in eastern Sri Lanka
19 Jan 2007 Thousands of people on Friday morning began fleeing fighting in eastern Sri Lanka's Vaharai coastal strip and moving towards government-controlled areas. -
Ruling highlights problems skilled refugees face finding work in Canada
17 Jan 2007 After a 13-year legal battle, former refugee Fatima Siadat earlier this month moved a step closer to winning the right to teach in the Canadian province of Ontario. Her case is being watched closely by others facing difficulty having their qualifications recognised.