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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. -
High Commissioner in Brazil
8 Nov 2005 -
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. -
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. -
Academic chairs in memory of Sergio Vieira de Mello
17 Oct 2003 -
Tropical welcome for Afghans in Brazil
27 May 2002 The welcoming warmth of the Brazilian people for arriving Afghans. -
Resettlement of Afghan refugees in Brazil
12 Apr 2002 -
Brazil - Resettlement of Afghan Refugees
30 Nov 2001