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Death threats cause panic in Baghdad's Palestinian refugee community
24 Mar 2006 Palestinian refugees in Baghdad are taking their children out of school and refusing to go to work after many members of their community received death threats accusing them of being traitors. -
Guterres praises Brazilian efforts to integrate refugees
9 Nov 2005 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has asked the Brazilian President to play a leading role in an international campaign to promote tolerance, while praising Brazil for setting a fine example in terms of refugee legislation and integration practices - as illustrated by the successful integration of a former Colombian roller-skating champion and her family. -
Guterres to meet Lula da Silva on first visit to Latin America
3 Nov 2005 Next week, António Guterres is making his first visit to Latin America since becoming UN High Commissioner for Refugees. His planned meeting with Brazil's President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva is part of the continuing effort to improve the support available for refugees and displaced people in Latin America. -
New group of Palestinians stuck in no-man's land between Iraq and Syria
7 Oct 2005 Revealing that a group of 19 Palestinian refugees are stuck in no-man's land between Iraq and Syria, the UN refugee agency said on Friday it was very concerned about the safety of Palestinian refugees in Iraq, some of whom have been forced to leave the capital Baghdad as a result of increased harassment and intimidation. -
Child's death highlights refugees' plight on Iraq-Jordan border
15 Apr 2005 A recent fire that killed a three-year-old girl and left severe burns on two other Palestinian refugees has shed the spotlight once again on the hundreds of refugees who have been stranded around the Jordan-Iraq border for almost two years. -
Colombian refugees get chance to start anew in Brazil
11 Mar 2005 Brazil has accepted more than 100 Colombian refugees in the last two years under its resettlement programme. These resettled refugees enjoy schooling opportunities, Portuguese classes, skills training, advice on job placement and micro-credit projects to help them set up small businesses, among other assistance. -
Building a bridge from Brazil to Africa
10 Feb 2005 An Angolan who fled his country to Brazil ten years ago tells how he has since been promoting African culture in his adopted homeland. -
Palestinians leave desert camp for Baghdad
26 May 2004 After a year encamped in eastern Jordan's desert, some Palestinian refugees have gone back to Iraq rather than face the uncertainty and harsh conditions of life in a makeshift refugee camp. -
UNHCR seeks solutions for Palestinians on Iraq-Jordan border
28 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns about hundreds of refugees stuck in the border area between Iraq and Jordan who are ill-equipped to face the coming winter.