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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR working in Niger to contain cholera epidemic in refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A cholera epidemic declared by the Niger government on May 11 has left 7 people dead in the west of the country, including 2 Malian refugees.
The two refugees are a 45-year-old man who died on May 13,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria refugee numbers cross 1.5 million as funding gaps remain ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of Syrian refugees who have now left their country has surpassed 1.5 million. The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to flee.

The fact...]]></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[UNHCR warns against forcible returns to CAR amid violence, abuses]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has advised governments worldwide against forcible returns to the Central African Republic (CAR). This is in light of the current fluid and dangerous situation in CAR, including the wide prevalence...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 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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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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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[Looming rains raise shelter fears for displaced in Rakhine state, Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is calling for urgent action and increased financial support to improve conditions for displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state to avert a humanitarian catastrophe when seasonal rains start in...]]></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[Ministerial meeting reviews timeline for solving Rwandan refugee situation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[African countries hosting large numbers of Rwandan refugees and Rwanda itself have reiterated their commitment to resolving the protracted Rwandan refugee situation in line with a Comprehensive Strategy...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New refugee outflows follow new violence in Central African Republic]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Fighting this past weekend in the Central African Republic capital Bangui has seen further outflows of refugees into surrounding countries. In all, and from the recent instability in CAR, there are now...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile court scheme launched in Uganda's Nakivale refugee settlement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Uganda, a pilot mobile court scheme was launched yesterday (Monday, April 15) to improve access to justice for refugees who have been victims of crime.
The project, at the Nakivale settlement in the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Turkey's new law on asylum]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres welcomes new legislation, the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, recently adopted by the Turkish Government, as a reflection of Turkey's...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 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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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UK's new determination procedure to end legal limbo for stateless]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes the new stateless determination procedure that came in to effect in the United Kingdom this past weekend (06 April).
The procedure allows stateless people, currently living on the margins...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR saddened by loss of life in Indonesia detention centre incident]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is saddened by reports of fatalities and injuries following a disturbance early this morning at a detention centre in Medan, in Indonesia's Northern Sumatra.
According to local authorities,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Malian refugee influx into northern Niger]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[5,592 Malian refugees crossed into Niger last week. The refugees, mainly women and children, are from the regions of Kidal and Menaka and travelled by foot or on donkeys.
They say they fled because of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee numbers from Central African Republic swell to more than 37,000]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is continuing to see outflows of refugees from Central African Republic. Over the last two weeks our offices have reported fresh arrivals into Chad, Cameroon, and Democratic Republic of Congo. In...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR appealing for more space and support for Syrian refugees in Iraq]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With the Syria crisis now into its third year, and refugees continuing to cross borders to neighbouring countries in large numbers, pressure to accommodate refugees is growing. UNHCR is particularly concerned...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR delivers urgent aid as death toll rises after fire in Thailand refugee camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Thailand, the death toll from last Friday's fire at a refugee camp on the border with Myanmar has risen to thirty seven. In addition, 2,300 people lost their homes.
The fire broke out in Ban Mae Surin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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