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<title><![CDATA[Cooperation between states in the Americas vital to protect refugees in migration flows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A regional conference on refugee protection and mixed migration in the Americas gets under way with call on states to cooperate over the issue.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[South Africa: UNHCR condemns xenophobic violence in Western Cape]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR condemns the latest xenophobic attacks that have driven some 3,000 foreigners, including refugees and asylum-seekers from Zimbabwe, from their shacks in De Dooms, a grapelands farming community with...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR embarks on a school feeding programme to increase class attendance and reduce malnutrition at two settlements for Angolan refugees in Zambia.
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Building latrines for thousands of displaced every year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR’s senior water and sanitation officer visits refugees camps around the world to plan and build water and sanitation systems, including latrines.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Caribbean conundrums as UNHCR strives to protect refugees ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Every year, thousands of people try to reach North America via the Caribbean. UNHCR is providing vital pieces in the protection jigsaw that covers the region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: UNHCR calls for end of three-year detention of Lao Hmong]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Today, 17 November, marks three years since a group of recognized Lao Hmong refugees were rounded up in Bangkok for deportation. The group, now totalling 158, have been in detention ever since. UNHCR calls...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Jungle is empty, but UNHCR still helps migrants in northern France ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Weeks after a makeshift camp was dismantled in Calais, UNHCR continues to seek out and advise migrants and asylum-seekers along France’s northern coast.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roma former security guard returns to Kosovo to rebuild a life and a future ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Toplica family waited a long time before deciding it was safe enough to return to their old neighbourhood in Kosovo. Now, they are back and thriving.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New wave of internal displacement in Yemen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More and more Yemeni civilians are fleeing embattled Sa'ada province in northern Yemen as the fighting between government troops and Al Houti forces enters the fourth month. They are seeking shelter in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior UNHCR official visits Yemen amid continuing displacement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Janet Lim, head of operations for the UN refugee agency, visits a camp for the displaced in northern Yemen amid a surge in the number of arrivals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about children in mixed migration flows through Mexico]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of child protection officers in Mexico work to ensure the rights of unaccompanied minors caught in the south-north mixed migration flows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Yemen: UNHCR extremely concerned about conflict escalation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is extremely concerned about the recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen and its impact on civilian population. We again appeal for the protection of civilians and secure and unhindered...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DRC:  New details emerging on recent ethnic clashes in Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[New details of the ethnic bloodshed in the Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the beginning of this month are emerging as UNHCR and Republic of Congo (ROC) authorities visit...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about situation in Yemen as more civilians displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency says it is extremely concerned about a recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen and its impact on the civilian population. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Zimbabwean hotel worker has reason to smile again in South Africa]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Langton Sanyanga thought he would soon find a job in the hospitality industry after fleeing Zimbabwe for South Africa. He’s finally achieving his dream.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts distribution of tents to displaced families from Pakistan's South Waziristan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR starts distribution of tents to families displaced by military operations in Pakistan’s South Waziristan and living with hosts in Dera Ismail Khan district.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR prepares for possible flooding in Dadaab refugee camps; appeals for US$2.8 million]]></title> 
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GENEVA, November 6 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency on Friday called on donor countries for an extra US$2.8 million to help more than 300,000 refugees in two locations in northern Kenya threatened by flooding.
"We...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Update on IDP operations in north-west Pakistan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is stepping up assistance to people displaced by military operations in South Waziristan, Pakistan, and will shortly distribute tents to families staying with host communities in Dera Ismail Khan...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR demining machines to arrive in Sri Lanka]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 90,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to their villages in Sri Lanka's north and east over the past three months, under the ongoing return plan of the Sri Lankan government.
The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 16,000 Congolese flee violence and seek shelter in Republic of Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 16,000 civilians have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and sought shelter in neighbouring Republic of Congo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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