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Refugee Women: A Step Forward

In countries recovering from conflict, women struggle to make ends meet. Here's the story of how one group of women is striving for economic independence in the hope that it will help them return to South Sudan.

World Refugee Day 2009

UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie and High Commissioner António Guterres at UNHCR's World Refugee Day event in Washington.

Refugee Women: A Step Forward

This year International women's day focuses on the economic, social and political achievements of women.Yet each day millions of women around the world struggle to make ends meet. Nowhere is situation more acute than in those countries recovering from conflict. Here's the story of how one group of women is striving for their own economic independence in the hope that one day it will help them return to south Sudan.