U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees

                   

Refugee documentation underway : Home Affairs

sabcnews.com     7 hrs ago   8 related          

The Home Affairs Department says the documentation of refugees taken to Lindela Repatriation Centre from the Glenanda temporary shelter, South of Johannesburg, has finally been undertaken after initial resistance. The...                

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N. Ugandans Make New Start Despite Absence of Final Peace Deal

voanews.com     9 hrs ago          

The climate for resettlement is changing in northern Uganda. With peace talks between the government and the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) inching closer toward a final settlement, improved security is encouraging many...                

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Japanese lawmaker calls for reduction in funding to UNRWA

jpost.com     28 mins ago          

A Japanese parliamentarian said this week that he would work to urge his government to reduce funding to UNRWA, the mammoth UN body which deals exclusively with Palestinian refugees and their descendants, in the wake of...                

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Swedish Migration Minister Tells EU to Accept More Iraqis

sr.se     3 hrs ago   2 related          

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Iraq Conference in Stockholm, May 2008 The Swedish Migration minister urges EU Ministers in Brussels to take...                

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Japan to accept more refugees

thejapannews.net     5 hrs ago          

Japan plans to accept more refugees in response to growing criticism that the nation gives money to help refugees but shuts its doors when they seek shelter, sources said. Under a new program known as resettlement of refugees...                

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Relocation of Palestinian refugees to Sudan is not a lasting solution

annies-letters.blogspot.com     14 hrs ago          

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/SKAI-7GTMJV?OpenDocument&rc=3&emid=ACOS-635PFR Relocation of Palestinian refugees to Sudan is not a lasting solution Refugees International Urges U.S. to Resettle Vulnerable...                

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World should help repatriate Afghan DPs: Fehmida

thenews.com.pk     15 hrs ago          

Thursday, July 24, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza on Wednesday said the repatriation of Afghan refugees to Afghanistan was a humanitarian problem and it was the responsibility of the world community...                

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Christian flees Iran after years of abuse

mnnonline.org     yesterday   2 related          

Iran (MNN) -- As Iran continues to face international pressure about its nuclear program, there's good news and bad news coming out about their religious rights record. Al Janssen with Open Doors USA says, "There's been some...                

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New individual ID cards fairer for refugees in Bangladesh - UN agency

un.org     yesterday   2 related          

23 July 2008 – New individual identification cards will improve conditions for 22,500 refugees in Bangladesh, the United Nations refugee agency said today. “With these cards, refugees will be able to identify themselves as...                

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South Africa: SA Judge Accepts UNHCR Nomination

allafrica.com     yesterday   1 related          

Posted to the web 23 July 2008 Joe Lauria Durban-born Navanethem Pillay has been notified of her nomination as the new UN Human Rights Commissioner, despite American reservations. She did not name Pillay, but UN officials...                

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