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UNHCR helps bring water to Afghan refugees and Iranian villages
21 Jan 2015 A deep new well, constructed by UNHCR and the Iranian authorities supplies water to Sarvestan refugee settlement and four neighbouring villages. -
UNHCR shelter project helps displaced Afghans rebuild
20 Jan 2015 Under the programme, more than 4,000 sturdy homes were built for vulnerable returnees, internally displaced people and at-risk local families. -
Once a child refugee, young Afghan becomes confident "Hungarian" man
31 Dec 2014 Dariush Rezai fled Afghanistan at age 15 and ended up in Hungary. Five years later, this former child refugee is beating the odds and forging a new life, solitary but determined. -
Hungarian border last hurdle on a long journey from war zones
17 Dec 2014 Fleeing war and persecution, many Afghans and Syrians turn to smugglers to help them enter Europe, where they hope to find safety and a better life. -
16 Days of Activism: Afghan girl embraces new beginning after escaping forced marriage
5 Dec 2014 A brave Afghan teenager who refused to accept marriage with a man twice her age, finds a new life and horizons with resettlement in the United States. -
The challenge of life in their Afghan homeland for children born in exile
20 Nov 2014 Half of Afghanistan's 5 million returnees were born in exile. The young returnees face many new challenges, but most show remarkable resilience. -
Afghan trainee chef has the recipe to make it in Hungary
27 Oct 2014 Six years ago, Zia Karimi was a teenager in Pakistan, his life in turmoil after fleeing Afghanistan. Now he is a trainee chef in a top Budapest hotel with a career plan. -
From Ironman to doctor? Romanian hospitality may make it possible
20 Oct 2014 After three years in Romania, an Iranian refugee finds his adopted country to be a welcoming place that may allow him to accomplish his dream of becoming a doctor. -
Minority families in Pakistan displaced by war but optimistic about peace
7 Jul 2014 Christian and Hindu families among the hundreds of thousands who have fled as the Pakistan army battles Pakistan Taliban in North Waziristan.