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<title><![CDATA[Guor Marial: the refugee marathon man running for the world]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Separated from his family in Sudan by a murderous attack at age eight, this refugee ran in London under the Olympic flag]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Planting the seeds of tolerance in South Africa through soccer]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Deafness is no obstacle for refugee team in Dadaab]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A football team drawn from the world's largest refugee complex shows people can overcome their disabilities.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympic spirit gives hope to refugees]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Benfica and UNHCR score for needy in Mali and Kenya refugee camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Benfica beat Luis Figo's side of stars 5-1 at the match in Lisbon kicked off by legend Eusebio and attended by UNHCR's Portugese chief, António Guterres. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Olympic kits to bring the joy of sport to tens of thousands of refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR will help distribute sport kits in 20 countries in three continents over the next two years under a programme with the IOC and Samsung.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[London Olympics gear up to help refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The International Olympic Committee and the London 2012 Olympic Games Organising Committee have joined UNHCR in a campaign to collect sports clothing for refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Encouraging talking in class by connecting refugee and US school children ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The US-based Darfur Dream Team is supporting education in camps in eastern Chad while creating bonds between refugee and American school children.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Using football to tackle xenophobia in South Africa's townships]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR takes part in a unique initiative aimed at building bridges between locals and foreigners in South Africa through football.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Football match puts spotlight on Haitians in the Brazilian Amazon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Haitians get a warm welcome and a helping hand at a football match in north-west Brazil's Amazonas region after leaving their homeland following January's quake. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 2 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Norwegian cyclist puts spotlight on refugees at World Cup finals stadium  ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A long-distance Norwegian cyclist reaches World Cup finals stadium to see his giant football shirt unveiled before President Zuma and 70,000 spectators.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spanish football star Xavi pledges support for refugees in Africa]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Spanish midfield star Xavi Hernández and his club Barcelona support an initiative to give footballs, boots and humanitarian aid to refugees across Africa. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Norwegian bikes to South Africa for refugee awareness in run-up to World Cup]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Bjorn Heidenstrom hopes to display the world's largest football shirt at the World Cup finals in South Africa next year after biking through Europe and Africa to raise awareness about refugees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[FC Barcelona plays Manchester City - and refugee children are the winners]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In front of more than 94,000 fans, Barcelona players sport a new shirt to raise money for sports and education for refugee children.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban refugees bowled over by sporting chance in China]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A game of cricket on a school campus in Beijing gives a group of refugees from Pakistan a welcome respite from their drab daily routine in China.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh: a quiet volunteer helps refugee children shoot for the stars]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A former national basketball player is providing renewed hope to refugee youth in Bangladesh and encouraging Muslim girls to break out of conservative roles.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cartier charity gives UNHCR grant for education and sport in Zambia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Her Royal Highness Princess Haya picks UNHCR to receive US$176,000 grant for sport and education programmes in Zambia under Cartier Charity Love campaign.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees add their footballing skills to Brazil's rich soccer scene]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ali Abu Taha last year became the first Palestinian refugee to play for a professional football team in Brazil. Other refugees could follow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tanzanian and Japanese athletes run for peace with Burundian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Two former top athletes from Japan and Tanzania turned back the clock this week, taking part in a run for peace at the Mtabila camp for Burundian refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Barcelona, UNHCR launch "Més" campaign to help refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Spanish football giants FC Barcelona and UNHCR launch a new fund-raising campaign to bring sports, education and life skills to refugee youngsters.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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