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A proud Iraqi laments violence against women from her Spanish exile
6 Dec 2006 Taiseer thought things would get better when US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq three years ago. Instead, the country has plunged into chaos and the position and status of women has deteriorated. She left for Spain in 2004, but often thinks about those left behind. -
UNHCR prepares for Swaziland to take over all refugee services
9 Oct 2006 Nearly 30 years after UNHCR opened an office in the tiny mountain kingdom of Swaziland to help people fleeing apartheid in South Africa, the UN agency is preparing for the country to take sole responsibility for all refugee services. -
UNHCR welcomes positive outcome for 51 boat people off Malta
21 Jul 2006 UNHCR has welcomed the Spanish government's role in finding a solution for a group of people stuck off the coast of Malta since being rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler. -
Tension in South Africa as refugees and residents compete
12 Jul 2006 In a poor settlement near Johannesburg, competition between local and refugee traders triggered a demand for the expulsion of all Somali businessmen - one of a number of incidents of xenophobia that UNHCR, the government and other organisations are tackling in South Africa. -
South Africa tackles its growing backlog in asylum applications
6 Jul 2006 The South African government has launched a project to clear a backlog of some 100,000 asylum applications, the only major blot in an otherwise exemplary record of receiving refugees. -
South African government meets refugees, listens to their problems
29 Jun 2006 Senior members of the South African government have met directly with refugees and asylum seekers this week, listening to their problems and promising to overcome deficiencies in the asylum process. -
Cape Town issues groundbreaking declaration of rights for its refugees
21 Jun 2006 Cape Town, home to thousands of refugees, has issued a formal pledge to honour the legal rights that South Africa has promised to refugees. The coastal city also pledged to support their integration into local society. -
New book captures the voices and art of African child refugees
16 Jun 2006 A new book launched in South Africa ahead of World Refugee Day gives refugee children a chance to tell about their lives in pictures and words, stories of both trauma and hope. -
Congolese girl gives voice to the world's millions of child refugees
6 Jun 2006 Mariam Kwete brought a unique perspective to a recent UNICEF meeting in New York. She was the only refugee among almost two dozen children from around the world who were asked to contribute to a UN study on violence against children, which is due to be released in October.