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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR requests US$69 million to help internally displaced Pakistanis]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency on Tuesday called on donors for an extra US$69 million to help more than 1 million internally displaced people in Pakistan over the next six months. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Homesick urban refugees use the internet to integrate and keep in touch]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[It's a long way from home for African refugees and asylum-seekers in Brazil. But the internet helps them keep in touch with family, make friends and integrate.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR to support out of country voting for Iraqi elections]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Following a request by the Iraqi Election Commission (IHEC), UNHCR stands ready to facilitate the participation of Iraqi refugees living in the countries neighbouring Iraq in the forthcoming elections....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Funding shortfall threatens UNHCR operation in Yemen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[We are facing a dramatic funding situation in Yemen and may be forced to scale down our operations for refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs) there if we do not receive fresh contributions very...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dutch lottery donates 1.4 million euros for UNHCR projects this year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Dutch National Postcode Lottery donates 1.4 million euros to the UN refugee agency for use in projects around the world this year.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR calls on donors for fresh contributions to Yemen operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR says it might have to scale back on its work in Yemen due to a lack of funding and calls on donors for fresh contributions to its operations there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan returnees facing problems in home districts seek safety in Kabul area]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A group of refugee returnees have left their home because of security concerns and settled near Kabul. They are part of a larger urban drift in Afghanistan.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thailand: Japan selecting first Myanmar refugees for resettlement
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<description><![CDATA[Japanese government officials are visiting Mae La refugee camp in northern Thailand today (Tuesday, 02 Feb.) to begin interviewing refugees from Myanmar who have applied for resettlement to Japan. This...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes establishment of Spain’s resettlement programme]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes the approval by the Council of Ministers of Spain on 29 January of the establishment of an annual refugee resettlement programme, in accordance with the recently amended asylum law. Spain,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Escalating violence displaces thousands of Somalis
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<description><![CDATA[Violence in Somalia sharply escalated in January resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. According to local sources, intense clashes between government forces and militia groups...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Out in the Cold: migrants and asylum seekers find life increasingly hard in Calais]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Icy weather, lack of accommodation and police harassment in the French port of Calais are making life hard for irregular migrants and asylum-seekers, especially the younger ones.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[T. Alexander Aleinikoff assumes duties as Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[T. Alexander Aleinikoff, previously dean of Georgetown University's law school, assumes his duties as UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Displaced in Georgia get access to computer and information technology]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR expands its Community Technology Access programme to Georgia, giving displaced people access to computers for education and livelihood purposes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[T. Alexander Aleinikoff becomes UN Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[GENEVA - T. Alexander Aleinikoff, previously dean of the law school at Georgetown University in the United States, on Monday assumed the duties of United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees.
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[End of long ordeal for Palestinian refugees as desert camp closes]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR closes the Al Tanf camp between the borders of Syria and Iraqi and relocates the last of the Palestinian refugees who lived there for years.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 1 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Internal displacement in Yemen passes 250,000 mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is deepening and we now estimate that 250,000 civilians have been displaced since the country's internal conflict flared in 2004. This represents a more than doubling of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees from Darfur call for improved educational facilities in eastern Chad camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad tell a visiting senior UNHCR official they need better educational facilities for their children.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[French children learn about refugees by sending them their toys]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR, a Parisian museum and an aviation charity, with the help of French schoolchildren, send more than 1,000 toys to a refugee camp in Tanzania.   

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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VIPs share refugee experience in Davos; UNHCR co-launches business partnership site]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In between the power talks, presentations and networking, VIPs at the annual Davos meeting have been experiencing a bit of life as a refugee on the run. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[School project in Darfur helps to build bridges between communities]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR funds the construction of new classrooms in a West Darfur district and at the same time helps to build bonds between different ethnic groups.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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