Q&A: Many new refugees call Twin Cities home The United Nations refugee agency reports that Minneapolis and St. Paul have both been among the top five cities for refugee resettlement in the last decade. Read more on Minnesota Public Radio Community comes together to celebrate World Refugee Day Samira Huggien of Rochester, representing refugees from […]
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Child Friendly Program Provides New DRC Refugee Camp allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience. Read more on AllAfrica.com Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars As their name implies, the core of this amazing band was formed in a Guinean refugee camp during Sierra Leone’s civil war of the Nineties. Since returning … Read more […]
Palestinian Refugee Killed In Syria The Hama refugee camp was repeatedly targeted by masked gunmen in an attempt to drag the Palestinians into the conflict. The refugee camp was also … Read more on International Middle East Media Center Monkeys Raid Ivorian Refugees Camp At Fententaa Sunyani — Monkeys have been disturbing the peace […]
Suu Kyi brings hope for refugees By Brennan O’Connor Along a bumpy dirt road leading into the Thai Mae La refugee camp, excited refugees, holding National League for Democracy (NLD) flags and posters adorned with photographs of Myanmar’s opposition leader and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung … Read more on Asia Times Online JobsCommunity Service […]
Plucked from an Ethiopian refugee camp, two Somali women get a rare chance at higher education. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR gears up for humanitarian response in Myanmar Following the sudden escalation of violence some 10 days ago, the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state remains tense. The efforts of Myanmar authorities to restore […]
UNHCR Rwanda Refugee Bulletin, Issue No.5 Rwanda copes with its first refugee influx since 2009. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR strengthens its presence in Dadaab refugee complex As part of our efforts to ensure continuity of life-saving services for more than 460,000 refugees in the Dadaab refugee complex in north-eastern Kenya, we opened […]
North Africa: UNHCR Strives to Find Solutions for Refugees At Egypt-Libya Border “All of them want to leave [for resettlement],” Yvan Sturm, head of UNHCR’s Sallum team, said of the 2000. “The majority have no other option,” added Stephen Choka, the RSD supervisor. The best solution for refugees is normally repatriation followed by … Read […]
SBY Wants Action on Timorese Refugees Yudhoyono said on Friday that he recently visited Oebelo, a village in Kupang, the provincial capital, where many refugees resettled and which is now wracked by poverty and unemployment. “By 2014, I want all existing problems to be solved. Read more on Jakarta Globe Refugee Farmers Find Solace […]
UNHCR repatriates Ivorian refugees from unstable Mali UNHCR helped 104 Ivorian refugees fly back home earlier this week from Bamako, the Malian capital where they felt insecure due to continuing instability. UNHCR organized their repatriation by air as general… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Young Muslim woman’s fierce passion for learning sparks big changes […]
