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End of long ordeal for Palestinian refugees as desert camp closes
1 Feb 2010 UNHCR closes the Al Tanf camp between the borders of Syria and Iraqi and relocates the last of the Palestinian refugees who lived there for years. -
Education helps young refugees in Jordan cope with exile and the past
23 Dec 2009 Omar learned some hard and painful lessons at an early age. Now, the 13-year-old urban refugee from Iraq is learning positive things at a school in Amman. -
UNHCR Jordan serves a community under canvas during Ramadan
17 Sep 2009 Ramadan activities by the UN refugee agency in Jordan aim to assist the vulnerable and touch the isolated. -
Palestinian refugees arrive at Romania centre en route to resettlement
17 Apr 2009 A group of 59 Palestinian refugees arrive at a special transit centre in Romania en route to a new life overseas after being evacuated from a desert camp in Iraq. -
First Iraqi family departs Jordan for resettlement in Germany
16 Mar 2009 Germany's resettlement programme for Iraqi refugees gets under way as a family of three leaves Jordan for a new life in the southern city of Stuttgart. -
Refugees add their footballing skills to Brazil's rich soccer scene
10 Mar 2009 Ali Abu Taha last year became the first Palestinian refugee to play for a professional football team in Brazil. Other refugees could follow. -
UNHCR chief urges adherence to humanitarian principles in Gaza conflict
5 Jan 2009 High Commissioner Guterres calls for strict adherence to humanitarian principles in Gaza, including respect for the universal rights of those fleeing war to seek safety in other states. -
UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people. -
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.