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Sudanese refugee gets a new shot at life
20 Nov 2003 After years of repeated displacement, an abusive marriage and constant harassment, Sudanese refugee Nyankiir Deng is looking forward to a quiet life in Australia. -
UNHCR criticises Australia for turning boat people away
11 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has said it is "deeply troubled" by Australia's attempt to prevent 14 boat people from having their protection needs examined. These likely asylum seekers have been escorted from Australian waters into Indonesian territory, where they may face deportation. -
Jolie appeals for aid to help Sri Lanka's recovery
17 Apr 2003 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie has urged the international community to contribute to Sri Lanka's recovery process after meeting with recent returnees, internally displaced people and other victims of the country's 20-year civil war. -
UNHCR in talks on Sri Lankans uprooted by civil war
16 Jan 2003 The UN refugee agency is getting ready to help return home more than 100,000 Sri Lankan Tamils driven from their country by almost two decades of civil war, but officials warn that proper conditions for return have yet to be created. -
$10 million needed to help Sri Lankans go home, says UNHCR
11 Oct 2002 Now that a cease-fire is in effect, the UN refugee agency is appealing for funds to help some 60,000 Sri Lankan families return home with various assistance items and basic infrastructural repairs. -
Sri Lankan boat people disembark in East Timor
2 Aug 2002 After travelling 3,000 miles and spending 40 days on a boat, 56 Sri Lankans on their way to New Zealand were finally allowed to dock and disembark in East Timor. -
UNHCR urges Australia to review policy of detaining asylum seekers
1 Feb 2002 UNHCR welcomes the end of protests by asylum seekers at the Woomera detention centre, but urges the Australian government to review its policy of detaining asylum seekers. -
UNHCR welcomes Canadian ruling limiting torture-related deportations
15 Jan 2002 UNHCR welcomes a ruling by Canada's Supreme Court limiting the government's power to deport terrorist suspects if they face the possibility of torture on their return home. -
Screening to start for refugees on Nauru
21 Sep 2001 UNHCR is set to begin refugee screening on the island of Nauru for a group of asylum seekers who were refused entry by Australia after a Norwegian ship rescued them at sea in late August.