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On American plains, refugees receive a warm welcome in a cold climate
5 Dec 2006 More than 200 refugees have come to Sioux Falls in the US state of South Dakota this year. Most are reunited with family. Others arrive knowing no one. For all of them, the towering figure of David Jal, his forehead etched with the tribal scars of his native Sudan, is a reassuring presence. -
United States to open doors to thousands of Burundian refugees
18 Oct 2006 The United States has agreed to resettle thousands of Burundian refugees who fled their homeland in 1972. The offer applies to some 13,000 Burundians presently in Tanzania and it will be one of the largest group resettlements proposed by UNHCR in recent years. -
In search of freedom, Burmese refugees head for new life in America
13 Oct 2006 Nearly 7,000 Karen refugees from Myanmar have been resettled in the United States, Canada, Australia and other countries as UNHCR's resettlement programme from camps in Thailand moves into high gear. -
Anti-terrorism legislation delays entry of refugees to United States
6 Sep 2006 Legislation aimed at keeping members and backers of terrorist organisations out of the United States is proving to be an unexpected obstacle for some refugees hoping to win resettlement overseas. -
First Karen refugees swap tropical forest of Thailand for US concrete jungle
18 Aug 2006 A first group of 23 ethnic Karens left a refugee camp in Thailand this week for new lives in the United States. They are among hundreds of Karen refugees who are slated to be resettled in North America. -
UNHCR and the Norwegian Refugee Council sign agreement to improve the protection of displaced people
29 May 2006 The UN refugee agency and the Norwegian Refugee Council sign an agreement to improve the help they give to the millions of people worldwide who have fled their homes, including those who have not crossed an international border. -
Norway's top royals visit UNHCR headquarters in Geneva
4 Apr 2006 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, welcomed HM King Harald and HM Queen Sonja of Norway to the UN refugee agency's headquarters in Geneva on Tuesday. They were accompanied by the Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. -
Somali refugees pin hopes on camel-herding - in snowy Norway
26 Jan 2006 Camels in frosty Norway? That's a scheme being considered to help Somali refugees - noted camel herders - to make a living and better integrate into a far northern town. -
Surviving against the odds: a taste of life as a refugee
7 Dec 2005 The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, on a visit to Oslo, today launched the Norwegian version of the interactive web-based game "Against all odds," which aims to give young people an insight into what it is like to be a refugee. The first Norwegian pupils to try it gave it a thumbs-up, but Norway's chief immigration official confessed to getting lost in the virtual asylum city.