UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency

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05/24/10--17:00: With support from UNHCR, refugees in Botswana can now access ARVs (chan 1889465)

Refugees living with HIV, including young children, are finally getting treatment in Botswana under a special UNHCR programme for HIV prevention and treatment.


06/02/10--17:00: School project benefits Afghan refugees and hosts in Balochistan (chan 1889465)

UNHCR helps bring Afghan refugees and their host communities together by renovating run-down state schools in southern Pakistan's Balochistan province.


06/06/10--17:00: Seed funding helps Colombian hairdresser set up ice cream business in Venezuela (chan 1889465)

Threats of violence forced Lorena and her family to flee to Venezuela. With help from UNHCR, the Colombian sells ice creams and runs a tailoring business.


06/23/10--17:00: A good place for radio - the remote reaches of northern Ecuador (chan 1889465)

A radio programme prepared with UNHCR help raises awareness about the needs of refugees and locals in remote regions of northern Ecuador.


06/30/10--17:00: In Sudan, planting trees eases environmental impact of hosting refugees (chan 1889465)

Over the past quarter century in east Sudan the UN refugee agency has planted more than 19 million trees, transforming a once barren landscape and the lives of its inhabitants.


07/01/10--17:00: Telling a refugee story in 15 minutes (chan 1889465)

In an effort to combat discrimination, UNHCR Argentina gets the country's most popular TV soap to include a refugee story in a special episode.


07/12/10--17:00: Programme seeks to address all aspects of HIV infection in eastern Congo (chan 1889465)

Combating HIV infection among displaced and local populations in conflict-torn eastern Congo is the aim of a UNHCR programme that takes an integrated approached to treatment and prevention.


09/05/10--17:00: Colombian baker's turnover rises with help of UNHCR and partners (chan 1889465)

Six years after fleeing to Ecuador, a Colombian baker has built up a thriving business in Quito with help from UNHCR. Now he has plans to expand.


09/13/10--17:00: Renovated registry office to ease integration of Chechen refugees (chan 1889465)

UNHCR funds renovation of civil registry agency in Georgia to help ease integration of Chechen refugees in the Pankisi Gorge and build local capacity.


09/30/10--17:00: UNHCR computer centres offer education, jobs and a future in Georgia (chan 1889465)

UNHCR-funded computer centres in Georgia help thousands of forcibly displaced people to improve their knowledge, gain qualifications and find jobs.


11/02/10--17:00: An Afghan refugee's wheels of fortune bring education within reach (chan 1889465)

A young Afghan refugee suffering from severe polio despaired of ever getting a proper education, until UNHCR gave the boy a wheelchair and changed his life.


11/22/10--16:00: UNHCR shelter programme helps displaced in southern Kyrgyzstan (chan 1889465)

Over the past month, a UNHCR-funded transitional shelter programme has benefitted almost 500 families in the Kyrgyz provinces of Osh and Jalalabad.


11/29/10--16:00: Counselling and a trade help Colombian refugee conquer his fears (chan 1889465)

When Juan fled Ecuador he needed psychiatric counselling. A year later, he has started a small business with UNHCR help and is in a much better mental state.


12/15/10--16:00: Going where other people don't go: UNHCR reaches out in Ecuador (chan 1889465)

In places like northern Ecuador, UNHCR is finding a way to keep the humanitarian space open and reach the most vulnerable, isolated and needy.


01/27/11--16:00: Refugees in Lebanon receive wider, cheaper access to hospital services (chan 1889465)

A landmark cooperation agreement, supported by UNHCR, allows refugees to receive treatment in four state-run hospitals in Lebanon at affordable prices.


03/08/11--16:00: UNHCR training put into practice as migrant vessel arrives at Turks and Caicos Islands (chan 1889465)

Immigration officials on the Caribbean's Turks and Caicos Islands get an early chance to put into practice training they received from UNHCR.


05/11/11--17:00: UNHCR urges states to avoid detaining asylum-seekers (chan 1889465)

UNHCR co-hosts global discussions on alternatives to the unnecessary and damaging detention of asylum-seekers, refugees, migrants and the stateless.


06/29/11--17:00: UNHCR programme provides young Somali males with a toolkit full of skills (chan 1889465)

A group of 40 young internally displaced Somali men recently graduated with vocational skills that will help keep them away from conflict and piracy.


08/16/11--17:00: UNHCR distributes pioneering smart ID cards to refugees in India (chan 1889465)

The new ID cards have an electronic chip that contains information about the holder, including biographical details. Some 18,000 will be distributed.


09/13/11--17:00: Refugee returnees in eastern Congo get title deeds for first time (chan 1889465)

In eastern Congo's South Kivu province, UNHCR for the first time helps returnees from Tanzania and Burundi get legal ownership of their property.