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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urgently needs funding to continue assisting displaced Malians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The funding is needed for expansion and construction of transit centres, provision of supplementary and therapeutic food, shelters and for basic services.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says funding urgently needed to continue assisting desperate, displaced Malians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today renewing its appeal for funds to help meet the needs of Malian refugees and internally displaced people.
UNHCR needs US$144 million to cover the basic protection and assistance needs. So...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A mother waits in exile to return to her village in Mali]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Aicha finally decided to flee to Burkina Faso with her four children when fighting neared her village in central Mali earlier this year. She feels safe but misses her old village life.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Civilians continue to flee military offensive in Mali; internal return prospects mixed]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[To the extent that refugee numbers are a barometer of the situation, UNHCR notes that the number of refugees fleeing to neighbouring countries is continuing to rise. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mali: Refugees still fleeing, internal return prospects mixed]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Mali, the fast-evolving situation in the north of the country has raised hopes that many displaced people will be able to go back to their homes soon. Nonetheless, considerable challenges remain to...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mali: Urgent humanitarian help needed as war expands, wide reports of human rights abuses]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is renewing its appeal for an urgent scaling up of international aid for the hundreds of thousands of people now displaced by the war in Mali. This is to prevent a worsening of the now acutely fragile...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mali sees further displacement as fighting continues, refugees report growing food shortages]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As air bombing and fighting continue in Mali, refugees are continuing to cross into neighbouring countries.
In Mauritania, 4208 Malian refugees have arrived since January 11. After being registered at...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 7,500 flee new Mali offensive; refugees report food shortages ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The forcibly displaced speak of increasing shortages of food and fuel, with traditional markets unable to operate. UNHCR and partners assisting refugees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Helping refugees by respecting and assisting their hosts in Burkina Faso]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The arrival of thousands of Malian refugees initially met with mixed reactions, but relations have warmed thanks to inspired leaders and aid for host communities. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR moves Malian refugees to safer areas of Burkina Faso]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Goudebou camp is safer and it is easier to provide protection, shelter, general assistance and access to basic services than at camps near the border.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Global Appeal 2013 Update - Mali Situation]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: UNHCR coordinator for Mali crisis hopes for best, prepares for worst]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Valentin Tapsoba is preparing contingency plans for the Mali emergency, including the possibility of further mass displacement in the months ahead.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuareg gives up good private sector job to help Malian refugees ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[When Malian families arrived in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid was struck by the number of children. He quit his job so he could help.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Swedish diplomat reflects on visit to refugee camp in Niger]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Jan Knutsson, who just completed his term as chairman of UNHCR's governing body, discusses his recent trip to meet Malian refugees in Niger. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More aid needed for Mali's hidden emergency, urge Guterres and U.S. ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The world should show the same generosity towards more than 250,000 Malian refugees as the impoverished countries hosting them, said UNHCR and BPRM in Burkina Faso.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres visiting Burkina Faso, calls for more support to Mali refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[<em><strong>Note to Palais media:</strong> You are invited to attend a joint press conference by High Commissioner Antonio Guterres and Assistant Secretary Anne C. Richard on Friday, 03 August in 11:30...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barbara Hendricks calls for aid during visit to Malian refugees in Burkina Faso]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The renowned soprano visits Damba camp in northern Burkina Faso to raise awareness about the refugees in Africa's Sahel region and to help raise funds.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says funding shortfall threatens Mali operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[To date, UNHCR has received only 13 per cent of the US$153.7 million needed to assist desperate Malians displaced inside and outside their country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR seeks US$154 million to help Mali refugees, up sharply from earlier appeal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In a press release, UNHCR says the money is needed for its operations this year in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR deeply concerned by deteriorating situation in Mali]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR says the north of the country is becoming more and more dangerous due to the proliferation of armed groups in the region.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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