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  • Through the hardship, a young Ivorian refugee recovers his dream of being a professional

    news UNHCR, 16 Oct 2015 (8 years ago )
    Eight year old Justin Loga Zrango had one dream back in 2002: to become a doctor. He would wake up early; go to school and study hard to make his dream come true. Justin, sisters and a brother, mother and father lived in their farm in the Glanhoue village, region of Danane, in Cote d’Ivoire; a m...
  • Togolese refugee finds a new beginning in Liberia

    news UNHCR, 31 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )
    MONROVIA, Aug 31, (UNHCR) – Paul Gbedji is a civil engineer. But the hardest thing he has ever had to build was a new life. Staring out through the pouring rain across the construction site in Liberia where he has been working for eight years, he says with a smile: "I am doing a nice job Paul ...
  • Ivorian refugees in Liberia honour their culture

    news UNHCR, 03 Aug 2015 (8 years ago )
    They vibrantly celebrated World Refugee Day with songs and dances BAHN REFUGEE CAMP, SACLEPEA, LIBERIA, 20 June 2015 (UNHCR) – The whistle marked the beginning of the men’s football match, which followed the women’s game. Refugees from the camps of Bahn and PTP competed against each other for ...
  • Resumption of voluntary repatriation for Ivorian refugees in Liberia

    news UNHCR, 27 Mar 2015 (9 years ago )
    MONROVIA, 17 March 2015 — The Government of Liberia, the Government of Côte d’Ivoire and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have agreed to resume voluntary repatriation of the 38,000 Ivorian refugees in Liberia. The agreement came at the conclusion of a meeting of the Triparti...
  • Former Refugee and DAFI Scholar Oversees Health Services at Refugee Camp in Liberia

    news UNHCR, 27 Mar 2015 (9 years ago )
    MONROVIA, LIBERIA, 24 MARCH 2015 (UNHCR) – A former Ethiopian refugee who earned his medical degree with support from UNHCR’s German Academic Refugee Initiative has returned to his roots as a refugee to oversee health and nutrition services in one of Liberia’s three refugee camps. Dr. Zelalem Birha...
  • Brazil Donates USD 2.48 Million to UNHCR for Fight Against Ebola in West Africa

    news UNHCR LBR, 15 Dec 2014 (9 years ago )
    MONROVIA, 15 DEC 2014—The Government of Brazil has provided more than 2.48 million United States dollars, to UNHCR in support of its regional appeal to respond to the Ebola crisis in West Africa. “Brazil is pleased to support the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which has an excell...
  • Ebola Awareness and Prevention Activities Under Way for Refugees in Liberia

    news UNHCR LBR, 23 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )
    Once every week or two, a group of almost 20 volunteers parades through eastern Liberia's Bahn Refugee Camp, singing songs and carrying banners. They may look like a song and dance troupe, but they carry a simple message that could save lives. House by house, block by block, they knock on doors and...
  • UNHCR Donates Vehicles to County Health Teams in Support of the Government’s Fight Against Ebola

    news UNHCR LBR, 15 Oct 2014 (9 years ago )
    MONROVIA, 15 OCT 2014—The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Liberia has donated two vehicles including a Toyota minibus and a Land Cruiser for use by health workers in Nimba and Grand Gedeh counties. This is in support of the Government of Liberia’s response to the Ebola Virus...
  • World Refugee Day Celebration in PTP Camp, Liberia

    news UNHCR, 30 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    Liberia Celebrates World Refugee Day PTP REFUGEE CAMP, Liberia, 20 June, 2014 (UNHCR): Celebrating with the advocacy message, “1 family torn apart by war is too many”, Liberia joined countries around the world to mark World Refugee Day on Friday, 20 June with Ivorian refugees assuring to answer ...
  • Q&A with Mr. Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, about his visit in Cote d'Ivoire

    news UNHCR ABIDJAN, 20 Jun 2014 (9 years ago )
    <img src="http://www.haitilibre.com/images-a/g-11472.jpg" width="400" height="250"> <p> Q&A with Mr. Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, about his visit in Cote d'Ivoire Plus d'infos :: Question and Answers with Chaloka Beyani, Special Rapport...