New Delhi, February 15 – The First Media Fellowship on Refugee Issues sponsored by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) has been awarded to Nava Thakuria, a Guwahati-based journalist who has written extensively on issues related to Myanmar, it was announced here […] ...

Guwahati, 30 April 2008 - In a new initiative, health teams, including doctors, nurses,  and community organizers, have been traveling under extremely challenging conditions to reach thousands of people  with health services in the island populations of Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Morigaon and Dhubri districts in Assam, bringing health and healing to many who have been […] ...

Guwahati, April 30 — The deadline for fellowship applications for journalists seeking to apply for the Second UNHCR-CNES Media Award (conducted by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research) has been extended from April 30, 2008 to May 15, 2008. The revised deadline was announced today by […] ...

C-NES has been providing health services to communities on the river islands of the Brahmaputra in Assam, groups which do not have any access to health facilities and services through SB Akha and SB Shahnaz. Initially it was done since 2005 in collaboration with the District administration, district of Dibrugarh than Dhemaji and Tinsukia as […] ...