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Statelessness: UNHCR hails new support, urges more action on treaties
23 Sep 2011 Croatia, Nigeria and the Philippines have become the latest countries to become party to one or both of the statelessness conventions. -
Telecoms operator Lebara supports education for displaced children
2 Aug 2011 European telecoms operator Lebara launches fund-raising drive to help more than 100,000 displaced children in six countries get a proper education. -
UNHCR helps improve life for Filipino victims of climate change
11 Jun 2010 Just the prospect of a shelter of her own gladdens the heart of a mother of five displaced by typhoons in the Philippines and now receiving help from UNHCR. -
Fruit and vegetable farmer turns to UNHCR to treat his ailing tractor
2 Mar 2010 Nikola Lakic treasures his tractor. It helped him escape conflict and survive in exile. When age caught up with the vehicle, Nikola received timely help from UNHCR. -
Refugees in danger will find temporary sanctuary in the Philippines
31 Aug 2009 Under a new agreement, the Philippines becomes only the second country in the world to formally offer special transit to individual refugees being resettled. -
High Commissioner Guterres urges swift end to displacement chapter in Western Balkans
28 Aug 2009 Drawing attention to the lingering problem of refugees reluctant or unable to return to their homes 14 years after hostilities ended in the Western Balkans, UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres said, “it is time to close the chapter of refugees in this region once and for all.” -
New York Gallery to display handicrafts made by Croatian refugees
22 Jul 2009 The elaborate handicrafts of former refugee women in a central Croatia highland region set to be exhibited to a wide audience in New York. -
Aid worker calls for action to protect child "witches" from abuse
8 Apr 2009 Children accused of being witches have suffered abuse, been forced to flee their homes and fallen prey to human traffickers, an expert says. -
Better late than never as displaced woman finds a home in Croatia
4 Mar 2009 After 17 years of displacement, a 78-year-old displaced by war in Croatia has found a new home through government housing programme.