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US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps
17 Dec 2010 Journalism students from the US have been visiting UNHCR-run refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East and recording the experience on a new website. -
More than 5,000 refugees resettled from Nepal
23 Sep 2008 More than 5,000 refugees from Bhutan have left camps in Nepal for resettlement countries so far this year. The United States has accepted the largest numbers. -
Denmark's Crown Princess Mary visits UNHCR headquarters
13 May 2008 Denmark's Crown Princess Mary visits UNHCR headquarters, where High Commissioner Guterres praises her country's engagement in the refugee cause. -
UNHCR and Malawi register all refugees and asylum seekers
22 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency and the government of Malawi are registering all residents in Dzaleka refugee camp to learn not just their numbers but the profile of the refugees and asylum seekers in the country. -
UNHCR fits Malawi's refugees into one camp
8 Nov 2007 UNHCR has had to house all the refugees in Malawi at a single camp following a government decision to close the country's second camp. -
Luwani Refugee Camp in Malawi closes as UNHCR moves last residents
26 Oct 2007 One of Malawi's two refugee camps closed and a UNHCR convoy moved the last 660 refugees and asylum seekers to the country's remaining camp. -
UNHCR rushes to move 3,000 refugees after Malawi closes a camp
25 May 2007 With a government deadline for the closure of Malawi's second refugee camp looming, the UN refugee agency is rushing to prepare facilities for 3,000 refugees who must be shifted to the country's remaining camp. -
Group of 153 refugees leave Malawi for new lives in Denmark
29 Mar 2007 A group of 153 refugees have started leaving Malawi for their new homes in Denmark. Danish officials selected the Burundian and Congolese refugees late last year from cases presented by UNHCR. Most were victims of the violence that has plagued their home regions or were at continuing risk. -
World Water Day: Irrigation scheme in Malawi could transform lives of refugees
22 Mar 2007 An irrigation project in southern Malawi, thought about for years but now planned in detail on the ground by UNHCR engineers, will supply year-round water for refugees at Luwani camp and nearby Malawians struggling to feed themselves.