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Chechen refugee finds an outlet for his talent in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge
29 Sep 2009 A UNHCR-funded income-generation project helps a former policeman and his wife to become self-sufficient as refugees in north-east Georgia. -
Georgia issues travel documents to Chechen refugees
15 Apr 2009 The Georgian government has for the first time granted Chechen refugees the right to travel overseas, earning praise from the UN refugee agency. -
German scholarship widens options for refugees in Russia
30 Dec 2008 The Albert Einstein Academic Refugee Initiative, or DAFI, is helping 26 refugees in the Russian Federation to pursue professional qualifications in computer technologies, education, medicine and engineering, among other fields. -
Georgia's long-standing IDPs want international help too
20 Nov 2008 UNHCR sees an opportunity to use the spotlight on recent problems in Georgia to help those displaced from breakaway regions in the early 1990s. -
UNHCR hopes to improve conditions for returnees to Abkhazia in 2009
22 Oct 2008 UNHCR hopes next year to step up support for returnees in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia as part of a new approach to needs assessment and fund-raising. -
Chechen refugees in Pankisi Gorge resume normal life after Georgia scare
1 Oct 2008 Chechen refugees feared the worst during the conflict over South Ossetia, but their homes in Georgia's Pankisi Gorge were left untouched and life is returning to normal. -
UNHCR distributes first aid in Georgia-South Ossetia "buffer zone"
18 Sep 2008 Villagers who had fled the August conflict have now received the first distribution of beds, mattresses, blankets and kitchen kits to begin to rebuild their lives back home in the north of Georgia. -
UNHCR teams enter Georgia-South Ossetia "buffer zone"
16 Sep 2008 UNHCR teams enter a buffer zone between South Ossetia and the Georgian town of Gori, which has been out of reach due to the security situation. -
Revised figures push number of Georgia displaced up to 192,000
12 Sep 2008 Latest figures gathered by the Georgian government and UNHCR show that the total number of people displaced by the recent conflict stands at 192,000.