United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva)
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/
January 11
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Tunisia: Teenage Ivorian Refugee Discovers a New World in Tunisia [press release]
Jewellery making is helping teenage refugee Abdel* cope with life in a Tunisian refugee camp, get over a tragic past and prepare for a future that is starting to look rosier to... Read more »
July 24, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: UN Disturbed by Attack on Nahibly IDP Camp [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 24 July 2012, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
July 23, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Last Group of IDPs Leave Catholic Mission in Côte d'Ivoire [press release]
In the chaos and violence that followed Côte d'Ivoire's presidential election in November 2010, the Catholic Mission of Duékoué became a haven for almost 30,000... Read more »
June 28, 2012
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Liberia: Surge in Returns This Year As End of Refugee Status for Liberians Nears [press release]
Roseline Teah is one of more than 8,500 Liberians who have repatriated this year before their refugees status is revoked, a dramatic increase on figures for 2011 and 2011. Read more »
June 20, 2012
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Africa: Millions Around the Globe Pay Tribute to Refugees
Countries in the Asia-Pacific region led the way on Wednesday as millions of people marked World Refugee Day (WRD) with a wide array of events and programmes. Read more »
May 24, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: UN Security Council Diplomats Visit Refugees in Liberia [press release]
Ambassadors from all 15 members of the UN Security Council have paid an unprecedented visit to a refugee camp in Liberia as part of a mission to assess the situation in the region... Read more »
May 18, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: UNHCR Repatriates Refugees From Unstable Mali [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 18 May 2012, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
May 15, 2012
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Cote d'Ivoire: Snail Farmers Make Trails in Refugee Income Generation Project [press release]
Papa Tokpa Sadia, 45, is all smiles as he picks up a snail and explains how it is extracted from its shell to prepare a meal. "Snail meat is very delicious and nutritious," says... Read more »
December 23, 2011
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Liberia: Giving Back, Health Worker Cares for Displaced Ivorians [interview]
Theo Neewrayson is a community health worker with Tiyatien Health (Justice in Health), a humanitarian aid organization and UNHCR implementing partner that specializes in providing... Read more »
September 2, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: New Camp Opened for Refugees in Liberia [press release]
UNHCR has opened a sixth camp for up to 27,000 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire who have been living with host communities in eastern Liberia since fleeing their homeland. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: New Ivorian Refugee Camp Opened in Eastern Liberia [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 2 September 2011, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
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