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Boost For Refugee Families In Foni

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

St. Joseph Family Farm Centre recently distributed four tonnes of groundnuts, rice seeds and two tonnes of fertilisers to thirty refugee host...

Refugee Women Plead For Assistance

Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Urban refugee women from the sub-region recently made their plight known to the world on the celebrations marking World Refugee Day, held at Sibanor...

UNHCR, GRCS Supporting Refugee Children

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and The Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) are sponsoring 671 refugee children in 14 border...

Magistrate Warns Accused

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Bundung Magistrates’ court presided over by Magistrate Amina Saho-Ceesay has issued a stern warning to the accused for stabbing a woman...

Liberian Refugee Family Appeal for Assistance

Tuesday 18th November 2008 Issue

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A Liberian refugee is seeking assistance from the general public, donors, NGO’s and philanthropists to help feed his family and secure some...

UNHCR Trains National Assembly Members on Refugee Laws

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Refugees in society are obviously part of society and those protecting them have the responsibility to know the laws governing them. UNHCR has made...

UNHCR,Red Cross observe refugee cultural day

Friday, August 08, 2008

The word refugee means someone who has been forced to leave their country, especially during war or for political or religious reasons. To be a...

Refugee Women appeal to UNHCR

Picture: Sierra Leonean refugee women

Monday, June 23, 2008

Sierra Leonean refugee women have cried with pity to the main refugee body in The Gambia for assistance in different aspects on World Refugee Day at...

UNHCR Supports Casamance Refugee Farmers

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The UNHCR, Gambia responsible for refugee protection and security has again contributed to the refugee farming committee around the Fonis in their...

UNHCR on Refugee Laws and Peace Building

Pictures: Sonia and Benedicta (1) and Refugee participants (2)

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

UNHCR, responsible for the safety of refugees in The Gambia recently gathered refugees after conscientising the security forces before. Liberian and...