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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. -
UNHCR mourns great tenor Luciano Pavarotti
7 Sep 2007 The UN refugee agency has issued a statement mourning the death of Luciano Pavarotti, a staunch supporter of the refugee cause and of UNHCR's work around the world. -
UNHCR looks at solutions for Eritrean refugees of eastern Sudan
22 Aug 2007 While world attention has focused on the suffering in west Sudan's Darfur region in recent years, little has been heard about one of the world's most protracted refugee situations on the other side of the country. Tens of thousands of Eritrean refugees have found shelter in eastern Sudan. -
Eritrean refugees fly out of Ethiopia for a new life in the United States
5 Jul 2007 The UN refugee agency has begun the resettlement in the United States of some 700 ethnic Kunama refugees from Eritrea, flying out a first group of 29 from their current home in northern Ethiopia. -
Italian media heeds UNHCR call to set up code of conduct for refugee issues
23 Feb 2007 Stung by the Italian media's demonising of a Tunisian linked to a gruesome murder case last December, UNHCR is working with the industry to draw up a code of ethics for coverage of refugee and immigration issues. -
Eritreans look ahead to life in resettlement
6 Apr 2005 Two groups of Eritrean refugees were recently resettled from Shimelba camp in Ethiopia to New Zealand and the United States. While some are excited by the opportunities offered in their new country, others still hold on to the hope of going home one day. -
Italian concert raises euros 1m for Sri Lanka's conflict and tsunami victims
22 Mar 2005 A star-studded concert featuring Italian artistes like Andrea Bocelli, Claudio Baglioni and Zucchero has raised 1 million euros for the UN refugee agency's assistance to people affected by the conflict and tsunami in Sri Lanka. -
UNHCR calls for access, transparency after Lampedusa deportations
18 Mar 2005 Yesterday's deportation of some 180 people from Italy's Lampedusa island to Libya has raised deep concerns from the UN refugee agency, which has appealed to the Italian authorities for more access and transparency. -
Former embassy now home to desperate Somalis in Rome
16 Nov 2004 The Association of Emigrant Somali Women in Rome recently organised a party to celebrate the end of Ramadan with some 50 Somali asylum seekers living in their run-down former embassy. Many of them have been sent back to Italy from other European countries and now live in desperate conditions.