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Statelessness: UNHCR hails new support, urges more action on treaties
23 Sep 2011 Croatia, Nigeria and the Philippines have become the latest countries to become party to one or both of the statelessness conventions. -
UNHCR helps secure health insurance for all registered refugees in Iran
11 Aug 2011 Under an agreement between UNHCR, the government and a local company, refugees in Iran will be able to receive insurance for major medical care. -
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. -
UNHCR assists hundreds of displaced Iraqis at border with Iran
27 Jul 2011 UNHCR, partner organizations and the Iraqi government help more than 800 people recently displaced by cross-border shelling on the frontier with Iran. -
Number of voluntary returns to Afghanistan this year tops 100,000
27 Aug 2010 The number of people returning voluntarily to Afghanistan from Pakistan and Iran this year has exceeded 100,000. All but 5,000 of these are from Pakistan. -
UNHCR helps improve life for Filipino victims of climate change
11 Jun 2010 Just the prospect of a shelter of her own gladdens the heart of a mother of five displaced by typhoons in the Philippines and now receiving help from UNHCR. -
UNHCR seeks US$18 million to assist Afghan refugees in Iran
1 Jun 2010 The UN refugee agency calls for US$18 million to meet an anticipated shortfall this year in its requested funding for Afghan refugees in Iran. -
Refugees in danger will find temporary sanctuary in the Philippines
31 Aug 2009 Under a new agreement, the Philippines becomes only the second country in the world to formally offer special transit to individual refugees being resettled. -
Hard times lure Afghans to Iran, deter some refugees from returning
11 Aug 2009 Every year, hundreds of thousands of Afghans head to Iran in search of work, saying their strife-torn country cannot provide enough suitable jobs.