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Palestinians bid goodbye to India, hello Sweden
11 Nov 2008 More than 100 Palestinian refugees from Iraq have left India in the first large-scale resettlement of Palestinian refugees from outside the Middle East. -
Flood ordeal for Palestinians stuck on Iraq-Syria border
30 Oct 2008 UNHCR rushes assistance to hundreds of Palestinian refugees stuck in camps on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border after flooding caused chaos and misery. -
Central, Eastern Europe aim to improve refugee status decisions
18 Sep 2008 Eight European Union countries, now meeting in Budapest, are to spend 18 months reviewing and developing the quality of their asylum status decisions. -
Death of Palestinian boy highlights dangers at Iraq border refugee camp
10 Sep 2008 The death of a nine-year-old boy in a road accident on the Iraq-Syria border refocuses attention on the plight of Palestinian refugees in a desert camp. -
Vulnerable Palestinians head towards a new life in Iceland
8 Sep 2008 A group of 29 Palestinian refugee women and children stranded for the last two years on the Iraq-Syria border head towards a new life in Iceland. -
Resettlement to Iceland rescues Palestinians from border camp limbo
4 Aug 2008 After being stranded for the last two years in a makeshift camp on the Iraq-Syria border, 29 vulnerable Palestinian refugees are now set to go to Iceland. -
UNHCR concerned about situation of Palestinians on Iraq border
18 Mar 2008 UNHCR is seeking urgent assistance for more than 2,700 Palestinians living on Iraq's border with Syria and facing an increasingly dire health situation. -
Baghdad Palestinians hope for passage through India
3 Jan 2008 Some 200 Palestinian refugees who fled Iraq in 2006 say they are struggling with an alien tongue and culture in India, and hope to find a solution elsewhere. -
Conditions deteriorate for 2,000 Palestinians stuck at Iraq-Syria border
9 Nov 2007 The UN refugee agency warns that the situation for Palestinians trapped in camps at the Iraq-Syria border is becoming very precarious, with nearly 2,000 people facing deteriorating weather conditions.