Refugees

Cuba: Evictions Highlight Hurricane Victims' Plight

Officials prevent families from squatting in disused building.

Kenya's Forgotten IDPs

Thousands of people displaced by 2007-08 electoral violence are still waiting for help.

Housing Hopes Dim for Georgia's Refugees

New government postpones deadline for providing proper housing to people displaced by past conflicts.

Women and Displacement in Georgia

IWPR/UN Women event focuses on areas with high numbers of refugees from Abkhazian and South Ossetian conflicts.

Armenian Village Suffers Second Exodus

As villagers vote with their feet, life becomes increasingly unsustainable for those left behind.

UN Rebuke for Kazakstan Over Refugee Return

Syrian Armenians Move to Yerevan

Security fears in Syria make Armenia look a sensible place to take refuge.

Arab Unrest Drives Iraqi Refugee Return

Government says its resettlement programme has boosted numbers, though main driver seems to be fear of violence in host states.

Meskhetians Struggle to Find Place in Georgia

Government now facilitating deported ethnic group members’ return, but does little for them when they arrive.

Turkmenistan Hosts Meeting on Muslim-World Refugees