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UNHCR fears sea tragedies as sailing season starts in Bay of Bengal
1 Nov 2013 More than 1,500 people reportedly boarded boats in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state and headed into the Bay of Bengal over the course of four days last week. -
A facility in Romania provides refugees with a gateway to a new life
19 Aug 2013 Traumatized refugees at the Timisoara Emergency Transit Centre get the chance to break with their pasts and embark on new lives. -
UNHCR appeals for dialogue following IDP violence in Myanmar
13 Aug 2013 One IDP is dead and about 10 injured in the latest clashes between displaced Muslims and security forces -
Six months on, Rohingya in Thailand struggle to keep hope afloat
2 Aug 2013 Six months after they arrived by boat, many Rohingya in Thailand's shelters and immigration detention centres feel their future is still uncertain -
UNHCR consternation at killing of two IDPs in Myanmar's Rakhine state
28 Jun 2013 UNHCR calls for an investigation and urges the authorities to handle the matter in a peaceful and calm way to avoid fuelling further violence and loss of life. -
One year on, displaced people in western Myanmar ponder future
7 Jun 2013 A year after inter-communal violence erupted in Rakhine state, most of the displaced have a roof over their heads. But no one knows what lies ahead. -
Race for roofs as rains start in Myanmar's Rakhine state
3 Jun 2013 Tropical Storm Mahasen may have passed, but there is no let-up in shelter construction for thousands of displaced people as the monsoon starts. -
Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen
16 May 2013 More than 35,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state have gone to safer locations under a government evacuation plan. Many more have moved on their own. -
In Romania, Congolese refugee does as the Romanians do
10 May 2013 Jean-Louis Kialoungou has had a long love affair with Romania and over the years the Congolese refugee has come to see himself as Romanian.