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<h2>Art project brings together Congolese refugees and Tanzanian students</h2>

Art project brings together Congolese refugees and Tanzanian students

UNHCR and a Dar Es Salaam gallery bring art to Congolese refugees and foster harmony with young Tanzanians at a workshop in Nyarugusu Camp.
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Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) residents and the determination of their refugee status claims

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A year in review: 

More people were foricibly displaced in 2011 than ever and thank you for all your support. With your help we have delivered an average of 57 tons of aid a week to our 41 operations worldwide.

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South Sudan emergency:

Tens of thousands of civilians have fled to South Sudan to escape fighting. Help now.

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Nansen Refugee Award: Do you know any inspiring candidates, individuals or organizations that have gone above and beyond the call of duty for refugees? If so nominate them for for the 2012 Nansen Award.

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UNHCR providing shelter to Pakistan flood victims  The UN refugee agency is stepping up its efforts to distribute tents and other emergency supplies to families left homeless by severe flooding that hit parts of southern Pakistan in 2011

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The 2011 Nansen Refugee Award: This year UNHCR paid tribute to award-winning American actress Angelina Jolie and Yemeni humanitarian aid group, the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity.

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Yemeni humanitarian aid group wins 2011 Nansen Refugee Award. The founder and staff of the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity (SHS), a humanitarian organization in Yemen, has won the 2011 Nansen Refugee Award.

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Dollow: Help inside Somalia: 3 km from the Dollo Ado refugee camps across the river in Ethiopia, many of Dollow’s most recent inhabitants are internally displaced people.

 

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Helping Flood Victims in Pakistan: UNHCR teams are distributing tents and other emergency aid to families displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan  

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Vulnerability or Resilience? Dilemmas in the asylum and therapeutic processes. A special event with The Centre for Trauma, Asylum and Refugees, to be held at the Tavistock Clinic, Wednesday 2nd November, open to all

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Statelessness in Sri Lanka: Hill Tamils: because they lack proper documents, stateless people cannot vote, hold a government job, open a bank account or travel freely.

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2011 Yemen: Risking All for a Better Future: Plagued by violence, drought and poverty, thousands of people in the Horn of Africa leave their homes out of desperation every year

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The World's Stateless: A photo essay by Greg Constantine: Nationality might seem like a universal birthright, but it is estimated that up to 12 million people around the world are struggling to get along without it.

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The Nubians in Kenya: since independence, Kenyan Nubians have had difficulty getting access to ID cards, employment and higher education and have been limited in their travel.

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Statelessness in Viet Nam: Viet Nam's achievements in granting citizenship to thousands of stateless people over the last two years make it a global leader in ending statelessness.

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Statelessness in Kyrgyzstan: Two decades after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, thousands of people in former Soviet republics like Kyrgyzstan are still facing problems with citizenship.

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Somalia Airlift: For the first time in five years, UNHCR has been able to airlift vital humanitarian aid to the conflict-ravaged Somalia capital of Mogadishu.  

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Somalia Emergency: Urgent Appeal

The situation continues to deteriorate in Somalia and UNHCR is struggling to help victims of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises.

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The Nansen Refugee Award: Given to individuals or organizations for outstanding service in the cause of refugees.

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Somalia Emergency: Refugees move into Ifo Extension

The UN refugee agency has moved 4,700 Somali refugees from the outskirts of Kenya’s Dadaab refugee complex into the Ifo Extension site since 25 July 2011.

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Crisis in Horn of Africa: Tens of thousands of Somalis are fleeing conflict and drought into Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya.

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Galkayo:  Vulnerable in a volatile land

Galkayo, located in Somalia’s Puntland region, is home to more than 60,000 displaced people who fled war-torn south-central Somalia and harsh drought conditions.

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Bossaso: Life on the Edge

Bossaso, Somalia, is the main departure point for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers and migrants who risk their lives in crossing the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen.

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Global Report 2010: UNHCR reports on how it addressed the plight of the millions of forcibly displaced worldwide during 2010.

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Do One Simple Act

One simple act could make a big change to the way refugees are perceived in the UK.

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UNIQLO Supports UNHCR

UNIQLO has designed a unique collection of ladies and mens T-shirts in the hope of raising awareness and funds for refugees.

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Displacement in Libya: Misrata, Benghazi and Tobruk

Thousands of people still remain displaced in eastern Libya as a result of the conflict that erupted in mid-February between government and opposition forces.

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Libya Appeal: Make a donation now and help to provide emergency aid to tens of thousands of people fleeing into Tunisia and Egypt to escape the persecution and human right abuses in Libya.

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60th Anniversary:

Photos and a brief history of UNHCR which turned 60 on 14th December, 2010.

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Global Appeal 2011:

Alerting donors, organizations and individuals to the plight of millions of refugees and others of concern to UNHCR.

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Basketball star Luol Deng returns to southern Sudan

British NBA star and former refugee Luol Deng returns to his homeland in southern Sudan. Watch footage of his visit from BBC World News.

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Explore refugee camps via Google Earth

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        Refugee Run - a young man's story

Human Story

Telling the Human Story

When Elizabeth Yon Anpei fled violence in South Sudan, she never imagined she would reunite with a friend from her carefree youth - or start a family with him.

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Human Story

Making a Difference

The UN refugee agency has closed its office in northern Uganda after more than 1.8 million displaced people returned home in five years.

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Human Story

Setting the Agenda

A new report from UNHCR and Asylum Aid highlights the problem of Statelessness in the UK. 

Read the report and executive summary