... for an interview, and learned that there was a population of Somali Bantu refugees who had been resettled in Lynn. They had been here for approximately three years, but were having a harder time ... and even birth years are not culturally significant to the Bantu, so none of the refugees knew how old they were. When they were screened for their entry into the U.S., they went through an age analysis, ...

 Ethiopia, Sudan and the United Nations High Commission for Refugee(UNCHR) agreed on Friday to repatriate 12, 000 Sudanese refugees from Ethiopia. “The Tripartite Commission on the voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia projected a repatriation figure of 12,000 for the year 2009 - a number close to half of the 26,492 refugees currently in Ethiopia,” [...]

... and UNHCR--a key provision of which is to facilitate voluntary repatriation of Afghan refugees from the two countries only if the conditions inside Afghanistan allow. Although host states have an interest ... lack of reintegration assistance in Afghanistan in the following years. Contrarily, however, Afghan refugees have been encouraged to return home, as repatriation--voluntary or otherwise--has been ...

... Sri Laka. Sri Lankan Tamil refugees are staying in 123 camps located in different spots ... rupees plus discomforts, humiliation and many more such hardships. After the arrival the refugees have to undergo the arduous task as they have to undergo a mandatory ... wake of it, India should formulate its own policies with regard to the refugees and how to shelter in the country. India should sign the refuges ...

... construction and seasonal agriculture." One can appeal for ending discrimination against the refugees in the name of Islamic solidarity or pan Arabism. After all, the Palestinian cause has ... of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. While not specific on the issue of the refugees' right to work, the former recognizes "the right to work, which includes the right of everyone to gain his living by work ...

... problem was always implied, never stated explicitly. Thus advocates for Jewish refugees are overjoyed that Olmert, at the very end of his term as Prime Minister, has ... Israeli television interview):"There will have to be some sort of international fund set up for the refugees. There is, I think, some interest, interestingly enough, on both sides, in also having a fund which compensates the Israelis ...