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Real Madrid trains refugee children in Panama City suburb
27 Jun 2007 An agreement between UNHCR and the Real Madrid Foundation is giving refugee children in Panama a chance to learn football from former players of one of the best clubs in the world. -
Child refugees book competes for top South African award
8 Jun 2007 A year after 'The Suitcase Stories' was launched to coincide with World Refugee Day, the book in which refugee children described their lives before and after arriving in South Africa is on the shortlist for South Africa's top non-fiction award. -
Q&A: Spanish Oscar winner marked by his parents' decision to leave Chile
25 May 2007 Spanish film director Alejandro Amenábar has won acclaim and awards for films such as Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes), The Others and Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside), which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2005. He talks about his work, background and concern for refugees. -
Iraq Conference: After fleeing twice inside Iraq, a family receives refuge in Spain
12 Apr 2007 In a country where anyone can become a victim of violence, minorities in Iraq feel especially threatened. Among those forced to flee the danger was a family who had converted to Christianity and now live as refugees in Spain. -
Inner city evictions leave Johannesburg refugees and asylum seekers homeless
11 Apr 2007 Johannesburg's inner city regeneration programme has led to the eviction of more than 100 refugees and asylum seekers. Some fear a flurry of evictions in coming months could see 70,000 people, including refugees and asylum seekers, expelled from 235 buildings. -
UNHCR helps prepare new guidelines for HIV treatment in southern Africa
3 Apr 2007 The UN refugee agency has jointly developed guidelines for managing antiretroviral therapy for displaced populations in southern Africa. The guidelines, initiated with the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, will help health workers in deciding the most appropriate treatment for uprooted populations. -
UNHCR joins task force aimed at easing tension between Somalis and locals in South African township
15 Mar 2007 Attacks on Somali traders mid-February in a South African township have focused attention on the problems of xenophobia and tension between the Somalis and locals. UNHCR has joined a task force aimed at finding ways to ease the situation and end violence. -
Somali refugee traders and their South African hosts struggle to get along
13 Mar 2007 UNHCR is concerned about the increase in the number of attacks on Somali refugees, which the Somali Association of South Africa claims have left more than 400 people dead in the past decade. -
Flow of asylum seekers to South Africa grows in 2006
2 Feb 2007 Growing numbers of asylum seekers entered South Africa in 2006, with more than a third of applications coming from Zimbabweans. The number of new applicants for refugee status exceeded the government's stepped-up efforts to clear the backlog that had existed from previous years.