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<title><![CDATA[UN Refugee Chief Urges Support for Lebanon as Risk Grows that Syria Conflict Could Cross Borders]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[18 June 2013 - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres kicked off a visit to the region to mark World Refugee Day by meeting with leaders and refugees in Lebanon today. Mr Guterres sounded...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrities join the UN Refugee Agency's unique campaign for World Refugee Day]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[<em>Stars photographed with the most important thing they would take if they were forced to flee their homes</em>
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More than 25 international celebrities including Paula Abdul, actor David Tennant,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Sudanese Supermodel Alek Wek appointed UNHCR National Goodwill Ambassador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC, June 17, 2013 (UNHCR) - South Sudanese Supermodel and former refugee Alek Wek has been appointed as the UN refugee agency's (UNHCR) newest National Goodwill Ambassador.
Wek was formally...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Chief Guterres strongly condemns second deadly attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[15 June 2013 - The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres strongly condemns today's rocket attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq that reportedly killed two people and wounded dozens. 
This is the second...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Celebrities line up to support refugees]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and faith-based NGOs to unveil declaration on protecting the forcibly displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency and representatives of 25 faith-based Non-Governmental Organizations will today unveil a landmark declaration aimed at strengthening protection for the world's more than 40 million...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes EU funding support of €400 million for Syria crisis]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today welcomed the announcement by the EU of a major new contribution of €400 million for the Syria situation in 2013.
The funding announced by the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief welcomes regional commitments in Central Asia to protect migrant and asylum-seeker rights ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, welcomed today the collective commitment and resolve of the four Central Asian countries and other states in the region to improve legal procedures...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Polio outbreak in Dadaab refugee camps being contained]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief calls on states to respect non-refoulement after North Koreans deported from Laos]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, expressed grave concern today over the safety and security of nine North Koreans who were reportedly deported from Laos to China.
According to...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about  displaced Nigerians, calls on neighbouring countries to keep borders open]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency on Wednesday voiced concern about the safety and welfare of people displaced in northern Nigeria by the activities of the militant Boko Haram group and the government's response....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New "excision" law does not relieve Australia of its responsibilities towards asylum-seekers - UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday reiterated its concerns about the treatment of asylum-seekers arriving by sea to Australia.
According to new legislation,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eastern DRC: UNHCR calling for the protection of civilians amid renewed fighting]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is deeply concerned about renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between government troops and fighters of the M23 rebel movement.
The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 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[UNHCR chief condemns Turkey attacks]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Antonio Guterres, expressed his deep condolences to the Turkish State and to all Turkish people for the extensive loss of life and injuries suffered...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 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[UNHCR to expand higher education opportunities for the forcibly displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), through its partner Jesuit Commons: Higher Education at the Margins initiative (JC:HEM), have signed an agreement to enhance higher education...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees welcomes new global arms trade treaty]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres today applauded the approval on Tuesday by the UN General Assembly of a global arms trade treaty.
"Refugees know the costs of armed conflict better than...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners rush aid to Thailand refugee camp after fire]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 30 refugees from Myanmar have died and four are seriously injured after a fire broke out on Friday afternoon in Ban Mae Surin refugee camp in Mae Hong Son province, north-western Thailand.
Many...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria conflict contributing to rising asylum claims in industrialized countries]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[New and old conflicts last year, including those in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia contributed to an eight per cent increase in asylum applications in industrialized countries during 2012, with...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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