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UNHCR teams work to protect vulnerable displaced women in Pakistan
27 Aug 2013 The UN refugee agency tries to ensure multiple channels are available in camps so vulnerable IDPS can be located and assisted -
UNHCR protects vulnerable as South Sudan airlift helps thousands of displaced
15 Aug 2013 More than 100,000 people are estimated to have been displaced by fighting in Jonglei, the largest of South Sudan's 10 states. -
Innovation: Briquette-making project helps protect women in Ugandan camp
9 Aug 2013 More than 200 households in Uganda's Nakivale refugee camp are taking part in a pilot project aimed at introducing simpler, cheaper and cleaner cooking. -
UN refugee agency urgently reinforcing staff and resources for Mali
18 Jan 2013 UNHCR approves deployment of dozens of specialists. Its planning basis allows for additional displacement of up to 300,000 people inside Mali and 407,000 refugees. -
UNHCR completes repatriation of 155,000 Liberians
4 Jan 2013 The voluntary repatriation programme began in 2004 after peace was restored and officially concluded 23 years after civil war first broke out in Liberia. -
Modern technology helps meet the needs of refugees in South Sudan
27 Dec 2012 From digital fingerprinting and GPS mapping of individuals to telephone texting networks, UNHCR is finding new ways to improve help for refugees. -
UNHCR moves Malian refugees to safer areas of Burkina Faso
21 Dec 2012 Goudebou camp is safer and it is easier to provide protection, shelter, general assistance and access to basic services than at camps near the border. -
Helping young refugees in South Sudan find physical and emotional security
5 Dec 2012 Years of fighting and exposure to war have had a dramatic impact on communities in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, particularly on the children. -
UNHCR helps mediate South Sudan cattle grazing dispute
29 Nov 2012 While refugees arriving from Sudan require UNHCR's intervention, their livestock too increasingly require protection in South Sudan's Maban County.