Strengthening the humanity and dignity of people in crises through evidence and learning
Heba El-Hendi
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UNHCR Western Sahara Operation Project Update
Introduction The Western Sahara refugee situation is the oldest unresolved, protracted humanitarian crisis in United Nation High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) history. For over 44 years, families living in the…
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UNHCR’s Confidence Building Measures for Sahrawi Refugees
The project has three components, each designed to give a different perspective on Sahrawi refugees.
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Augusta, Maine, USA: A Case Report of Refugees in Towns
The Augusta report explores primarily Middle Eastern refugees who arrived as “secondary” migrants to a small town in Maine.
Read MoreFlights Above the Fray: The experiences and uncertain future of UNHCR’s family visit program for Sahrawi refugees
Between 2004 and 2014, UNHCR’s Confidence Building Measures (CBM) program helped more than 20,000 refugees in the Tindouf desert camps of Algeria to visit their families. This report gives a human perspective of the experiences of Sahrawi refugees and their families.
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