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Top News // 1 decade ago

Britain, U.N. address Zimbabwean asylum

Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Britain has stopped deporting Zimbabweans who failed to receive asylum because of the unrest in the African country.

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U.N. tries to raise awareness of migrants

More than 200 people are feared dead or missing at sea following accidents off Turkey, the Canary Islands and Yemen, a Swiss-based U.N. agency said Friday.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Increased violence in Somalia, U.N. says

A top U.N. official says the increased violence in Somalia has led to the displacement of 1 million people.

Entertainment News // 1 decade ago

Jolie and Pitt plan Pakistan relief trip

Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are packing their bags to visit survivors of the horrific Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan.

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Back in Vietnam, refugees happily adjust

Montagnard refugees returned or deported from Cambodia to Vietnam seem to be adapting, U.N. officials say after finishing their first monitoring visit.

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Funding needed to aid Togolese refugees

Togolese refugees in Benin and Ghana exceed 40,000, but a funding shortfall impairs the United Nations' ability to help, the U.N. Refugee agency says.

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U.N.: Rwandan refugees in Burundi moved

The U.N. refugee agency is concerned over a surprise relocation of thousands of Rwandan asylum-seekers by Burundian authorities.

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U.N.: Big rise in Rwanda refugee returns

The U.N. refugee agency says the number of Rwandans returning to Congo has risen dramatically since a feared militia said it would repatriate after disarming.

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U.N., EU to study migration and refugees

The U.N. refugee agency and the European Commission are gathering information on asylum seekers and migration across North Africa into Europe.

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U.N. seeks to return Afghan refugees

U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers has met with high-ranking Pakistani officials on the possibility of returning refugees to Afghanistan.

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Although IDPs express confidence in security in the Afgooye area, we are increasingly worried about security incidents there in the last several days
Increased violence in Somalia, U.N. says Nov 20, 2007

At the same time, estimates on the number of IDPs (internally displaced people) living in increasingly desperate conditions in more than 60 makeshift settlements along the stretch of road linking Mogadishu and the nearby town of Afgooye have shot up to nearly 200,000 -- a 50 percent increase in the past two weeks alone
Increased violence in Somalia, U.N. says Nov 20, 2007

The return numbers change weekly, seemingly related to whether or not Rwandan civilians are allowed to leave FDLR-controlled areas
U.N.: Big rise in Rwanda refugee returns May 24, 2005

The refugees were forced to spend two nights at the border, with no proper shelter [and] UNHCR does not have access to the border area, either in Burundi or DRC
Congo refugees returning home Sep 28, 2004