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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR working in Niger to contain cholera epidemic in refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A cholera epidemic declared by the Niger government on May 11 has left 7 people dead in the west of the country, including 2 Malian refugees.
The two refugees are a 45-year-old man who died on May 13,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, May 10 - May 17, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Somalia Fact Sheet  (May 2013)]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected  ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria refugee numbers cross 1.5 million as funding gaps remain ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of Syrian refugees who have now left their country has surpassed 1.5 million. The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to flee.

The fact...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR prepositioning aid for Darfur refugees in Tissi ahead of rains in eastern Chad]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access to the group. Almost 30,000 people recently fled communal violence in North...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somalia Refugees in the Region, 17 May 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 35,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state have gone to safer locations under a government evacuation plan. Many more have moved on their own.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Burundi inaugurates a new camp for Congolese refugees]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez visits Syrian refugees in Jordan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The popular Spanish TV presenter highlights the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and will help raise funds for UNHCR.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Free legal aid helps Kosovo communities]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Without proof of birth, children cannot gain the legal identity they need to access even basic social services like education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sudanese teen takes mother's advice to embrace education rather than fear it]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Sixteen-year-old Takwa achieved the fourth highest exam results in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. And she was not the only refugee to do well.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief condemns Turkey attacks]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Antonio Guterres, expressed his deep condolences to the Turkish State and to all Turkish people for the extensive loss of life and injuries suffered...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In Romania, Congolese refugee does as the Romanians do]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Jean-Louis Kialoungou has had a long love affair with Romania and over the years the Congolese refugee has come to see himself as Romanian.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, May 3 - May 10, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharjah's Sheikha Jawaher Al-Qasimi named UNHCR Eminent Advocate]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As a UNHCR Eminent Advocate, Sheikha Jawaher will help increase public awareness about refugees and the work of UNHCR, with a special focus on children.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Determined young Sudanese refugee puts her education ahead of marriage ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Her grandmother wanted her to get married at age 16, but refugee Aida held out and recently began a course that will train her to teach children in English. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuareg refugees in Niger herd their livestock to safety ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR helps Tuareg refugees in Niger preserve their nomadic and pastoral lifestyle by moving their livestock in traditional style to safer pastures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts relocation of Sudanese refugees from flood-prone camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR hopes to complete the relocation of some 20,000 refugees from Jamam transit site to the new Kaya camp in South Sudan by the end of June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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