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<title><![CDATA[Sharjah's Sheikha Jawaher highlights plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UNHCR Eminent Advocate calls for international support as she meets Syrian refugees in a women's community centre and a school in Lebanon's capital, Beirut.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected  ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR prepositioning aid for Darfur refugees in Tissi ahead of rains in eastern Chad]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access to the group. Almost 30,000 people recently fled communal violence in North...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somalia Refugees in the Region, 17 May 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Burundi inaugurates a new camp for Congolese refugees]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez visits Syrian refugees in Jordan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The popular Spanish TV presenter highlights the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and will help raise funds for UNHCR.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, May 3 - May 10, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuareg refugees in Niger herd their livestock to safety ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR helps Tuareg refugees in Niger preserve their nomadic and pastoral lifestyle by moving their livestock in traditional style to safer pastures. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts relocation of Sudanese refugees from flood-prone camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR hopes to complete the relocation of some 20,000 refugees from Jamam transit site to the new Kaya camp in South Sudan by the end of June. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 30,000 refugees and migrants make risky sea crossing to Yemen this year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Most of this year's arrivals were Ethiopian nationals, with the rest coming from Somalia and a very small number from other African countries. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR report shows health services for Syrian refugees increasingly overstretched]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR report has found that the Syria refugee crisis is increasingly straining health services in surrounding countries, while refugees are themselves facing increasing difficulties in accessing the...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Over 30,000 refugees and migrants arrive in Yemen so far this year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Yemen, UNHCR has recorded the arrival of over 30,000 refugees and migrants so far this year. Most are Ethiopian nationals, with the rest coming from Somalia and a very small number from other African...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, April 19 - April 26, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, April 12 - April 19, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns Security Council of "terrifying" humanitarian situation for Syria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, warned the Security Council today that without an end to the fighting soon, almost half Syria's 20.8 million population could be in need of humanitarian...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[In a move to a new camp, refugees in South Sudan respond cautiously]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[To ease congestion and improve security, UNHCR has created a new refugee camp for people living in a temporary settlement in South Sudan. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR fears for returning Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Over the past ten days UNHCR has seen an increase in the number of Syrians opting to return home from Jordan. During this period, an average of three hundred people have been crossing each day, returning...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres visits CAR refugees in DR Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres is today visiting refugees from the Central African Republic in a remote and difficult to access area of northern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Amid reports of continuing...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR fears for safety of growing number of returning Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Since the start of April, an average of 300 people have been crossing each day, returning to villages close to the border in the governorate of Dara'a.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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