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Zimbabwean teenage asylum-seeker learns the high cost of freedom
17 Dec 2009 All 17-year-old Tsitsi wanted to do was go to school and earn a living – but the men transporting her to a better life had other plans for her. -
UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans
19 Nov 2009 UNHCR embarks on a school feeding programme to increase class attendance and reduce malnutrition at two settlements for Angolan refugees in Zambia. -
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief items for expelled refugees in Angola
3 Nov 2009 UNHCR airlifts aid items from South Africa to Angola to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
Q&A: Norwegian bikes to South Africa for refugee awareness in run-up to World Cup
28 Oct 2009 Bjorn Heidenstrom hopes to display the world's largest football shirt at the World Cup finals in South Africa next year after biking through Europe and Africa to raise awareness about refugees. -
Some 30,000 expelled Angolans in "dire" need of assistance
20 Oct 2009 Tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo are in dire need of humanitarian assistance. They include refugees. -
Mandela Day appeal draws apology for xenophobic attacks in South Africa
20 Jul 2009 Residents of an informal settlement outside South Africa's capital mark Mandela Day with an apology to refugees and migrants victimized during xenophobic attacks last year. -
A lifetime of uncertainty: decades in Zambia but still refugees
15 Jul 2009 UNHCR in Zambia is pursuing a twin-track approach, helping refugees wanting to return to Angola, but also seeking a solution for the substantial numbers who remain. -
UNHCR supports efforts to counter xenophobia in South Africa
30 Apr 2009 Haunted by a wave of xenophobic violence that displaced tens of thousands in South Africa last year, UNHCR is supporting efforts to combat the scourge. -
Survey shows few Angolan refugees wish to repatriate to Angola
25 Mar 2009 A survey by UNHCR and the Zambian government finds only 251 out of some 10,000 Angolan refugees in Mayukwayukwa Refugee Settlement were interested in repatriating this year despite an information campaign.