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UNHCR provides help and medical support to refugees in Egypt
11 Feb 2011 UNHCR works through partners to provide financial support and medical help to refugees in Cairo while many staff continue to work from home. -
Educating Hassina: From a humble classroom, big dreams
27 Oct 2010 In the refugee camps of eastern Sudan, thousands of refugee children are receiving primary education in UNHCR-funded schools. -
World Cup-bound Norwegian cyclist teaches Eritrean refugees about the internet
16 Mar 2010 When Bjorn Heidenstrom met pupils at the Eritrean Refugee School in Khartoum, he was so impressed he decided to help bring the internet into their classrooms. -
Refugees watch Iraqi elections with doubts and hopes
1 Mar 2010 Many refugees hope the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq will restore security and allow the safe return of hundreds of thousands of them. -
Djibouti : refugees grasp security in their hands with new ID cards
25 Aug 2009 A UNHCR program to issue plastic ID cards to some 10,000 refugees in Djibouti should enhance their protection and rights. -
German scholarship gives Somali refugee "the best you can get" - education
7 Aug 2008 From killings and kidnappings, screaming and tears, young Mohamed made the journey from Somalia to Egypt on his own and now thanks to the German government he has graduated from university. -
UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
UNHCR and Sudan kick off registration of Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees
4 Mar 2008 UNHCR and Sudan launch joint registration operation for tens of thousands of mostly Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees living in eastern Sudan. -
Thousands of refugee children start school in Egypt with UNHCR help
20 Sep 2007 Thousands of refugee children in Egypt have been returning to school this week, some for the first time in years. UNHCR is covering costs of tuition, transportation and uniforms for more than 6,000 children from different countries.