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<title><![CDATA[International Women's Day: UNHCR welcomes progress in gender equality and empowerment of refugeee women]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief also notes action taken to address sexual and gender-based violence, including development and implementation of country-specific SGBV strategies in 15 states.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about welfare of Kachins sent back from China ]]></title> 
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BANGKOK, Thailand, September 7 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency said on Friday it was "seriously concerned" over reports that China has sent back groups of Myanmar nationals to insecure parts of Kachin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief warns of the dangers of inaction over Mali]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In an op-ed in The New York Times, António Guterres urges the international community to step up efforts for a political solution to the Mali crisis.

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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief addresses UN Security Council on deepening crisis in Syria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[António Guterres urges unrestricted humanitarian access inside Syria to enable the delivery of protection and assistance. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR describes alarming health and nutrition situation in South Sudan camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mortality malnutrition rates among Sudanese refugee children in Yida and Batil camp continue to worry UNHCR and its partners; efforts underway to improve situation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The UN Refugee Agency condemns refoulement of a refugee to Russian Federation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Kyiv (Ukraine) - The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees condemns the extradition of the refugee from Russian Federation (Republic of Ingushetia) that took place on 15 August 2012 in breach of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges Bangladesh to lift NGO ban in southeast]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Spokesman warns of serious humanitarian impact on 40,000 people who have fled from Myanmar]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 Aug 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[UNHCR calls for cooperation and solidarity amid efforts to find solutions for the residents of Camp “New Iraq”]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) called today for cooperation, patience and understanding of all parties involved in efforts to find solutions for the residents of the Camp "New Iraq" (formerly camp Ashraf)...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR gravely concerned about dramatic escalation of Syria exodus]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Up to 30,000 people cross into Lebanon in past 48 hours. UNHCR and its partners are verifying numbers and assessing the needs of arriving Syrians.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 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[UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns that operations for Sudanese refugees severely stretched]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said today that the situation for refugees fleeing Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states had become critical, with more than 200,000 people displaced...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Critical" refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An average of one thousand refugees are arriving every day, most in a desperate condition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rio+20 summit: UN refugee chief calls for joint approach to urban refugees, displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An event at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development highlights the vulnerabilities of migrants, displaced persons and refugees living in cities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bangladesh asked to show traditional hospitality to people from Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Myanmar authorities estimate some 30,000 people have been displaced and are in need of food, shelter and medical attention. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR appeals to Bangladesh to uphold its traditional solidarity for people fleeing violence and unrest]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is deeply concerned that people fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State are not able to find the safety and security they desperately need.
The UN refugee agency has first-hand, credible accounts...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres warns of massive refugee flow into South Sudan's remote northeast]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, warned today of a sharply worsening humanitarian situation in South Sudan's Upper Nile State where UNHCR and humanitarian partners are contending with...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR warns of massive refugee flow into South Sudan's north-east]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Over the past three weeks an estimated 35,000 refugees have arrived in Upper Nile state, on top of 70,000 already there. The arrivals are continuing.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 4 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[WFP and UNHCR warn of rapidly worsening refugee crisis in Hunger-Stricken Sahel]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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