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Q&A: Speaking from experience
18 Jan 2008 Ibrahim Rasheed works in Madrid City Hall, where he advises young immigrants - including refugees and asylum seekers. The former refugee, who hails from Ghana, discusses his work and background. -
Q&A: Plaudits and prizes for powerful migration movie
7 Dec 2007 Spanish film director Gerardo Olivares discusses his latest film, "14 Kilometres," a stark portrait of African migrants trying to reach Spain. -
Resourcefulness of Zimbabwean asylum seekers impresses UNHCR
21 Nov 2007 UNHCR's Age, Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming exercise finds a high degree of self-reliance among Zimbabwean asylum seekers in the South African city of Port Elizabeth. -
Q&A: Young Spanish writer
9 Nov 2007 Award-winning Spanish author Lucía Etxebarria discusses her latest book and examines the problems of racism, intolerance and xenophobia. -
Refugees in South African city tell UNHCR they need help
7 Nov 2007 New consultations with the local refugee community in Port Elizabeth have alerted UNHCR to the need for a local partner that can provide vital services. -
Refugee religious leaders review HIV-AIDS approach
6 Nov 2007 Refugee religious leaders have an enormous amount of influence among their communities in South Africa and UNHCR believes they can play an increasingly important role in tackling HIV and AIDS. -
Determined Zimbabweans flow into South Africa
9 Oct 2007 Each night hundreds of Zimbabweans attempt to slip into South Africa, a flow that presents major challenges both to the South African government and the UN refugee agency. -
UNHCR chief commends Pretoria's refugee policy, pledges cooperation
24 Aug 2007 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Friday paid tribute to the South African government for its progressive policy on refugees and asylum seekers, including a commitment to ease access to basic services. -
South Africa takes practical steps to combat xenophobia
2 Aug 2007 A series of xenophobic attacks on refugees has sufficiently alarmed South Africa's leaders that they are now looking for ways to move beyond verbal calls for tolerance to finding ways to promote integration and co-existence.