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You can't grow crops in asphalt: displaced Colombians struggle in the city
11 Jan 2010 Luz Maria grew up in the lush Colombian countryside but was forced to flee with her family when an illegal group moved into the area. Life in the city is very different. -
After fleeing rural massacre, former tobacco farmer sells coffee in the city
21 Dec 2009 Hundreds of thousands of forcibly displaced Colombians face a daily struggle to survive in towns and cities, like the sprawling Caribbean port of Cartagena -
UNHCR campaign offers new perspective on rights of Colombia's displaced
7 Sep 2009 Providing an insight into the losses sustained by millions of displaced Colombians is at the heart of a new UNHCR campaign. -
Southern Latin America opens its arms to asylum-seekers
27 Aug 2009 Once an "exporter" of refugees, the countries of the Southern Cone are increasingly welcoming those fleeing violence and persecution in Colombia and Africa. -
Ecuador's northern border: Refugee documentation comes to the jungle
17 Aug 2009 Refugee visas issued with UNHCR's support will help Colombians living in remote parts of Ecuador pass through military checkpoints without fear and travel freely to schools and health centres. -
Mobile registration unit brings documents to Colombia's conflict zones
28 May 2009 A UNHCR-supported project offers long-missing vital legal identity cards to many citizens in conflict areas of Colombia. -
Hundreds of indigenous Embera people flee from armed group in Colombia
10 Apr 2009 More than 2,000 indigenous Embera people flee their territory in the jungles of north-west Colombia since the arrival of a newly formed irregular armed group. -
Large-scale refugee registration project starts in Ecuador
27 Mar 2009 UNHCR and government officials launch a large-scale refugee registration programme on an island off the northern coast of Ecuador. -
Some 2,000 indigenous people flee threats and violence in Colombia
17 Mar 2009 In the latest incident of displacement of Colombia's indigenous people, some 2,000 Embera people have fled their homes in the coastal department of Chocó.