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<title><![CDATA[Cooperation between states in the Americas vital to protect refugees in migration flows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A regional conference on refugee protection and mixed migration in the Americas gets under way with call on states to cooperate over the issue.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR uses food to boost class attendance in camps for Angolans]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR embarks on a school feeding programme to increase class attendance and reduce malnutrition at two settlements for Angolan refugees in Zambia.
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Building latrines for thousands of displaced every year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR’s senior water and sanitation officer visits refugees camps around the world to plan and build water and sanitation systems, including latrines.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Caribbean conundrums as UNHCR strives to protect refugees ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Every year, thousands of people try to reach North America via the Caribbean. UNHCR is providing vital pieces in the protection jigsaw that covers the region. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Jungle is empty, but UNHCR still helps migrants in northern France ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Weeks after a makeshift camp was dismantled in Calais, UNHCR continues to seek out and advise migrants and asylum-seekers along France’s northern coast.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Roma former security guard returns to Kosovo to rebuild a life and a future ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Toplica family waited a long time before deciding it was safe enough to return to their old neighbourhood in Kosovo. Now, they are back and thriving.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Senior UNHCR official visits Yemen amid continuing displacement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Janet Lim, head of operations for the UN refugee agency, visits a camp for the displaced in northern Yemen amid a surge in the number of arrivals.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about children in mixed migration flows through Mexico]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Dozens of child protection officers in Mexico work to ensure the rights of unaccompanied minors caught in the south-north mixed migration flows. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about situation in Yemen as more civilians displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency says it is extremely concerned about a recent escalation of the conflict in northern Yemen and its impact on the civilian population. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts distribution of tents to displaced families from Pakistan's South Waziristan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR starts distribution of tents to families displaced by military operations in Pakistan’s South Waziristan and living with hosts in Dera Ismail Khan district.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR prepares for possible flooding in Dadaab refugee camps; appeals for US$2.8 million]]></title> 
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GENEVA, November 6 (UNHCR) - The UN refugee agency on Friday called on donor countries for an extra US$2.8 million to help more than 300,000 refugees in two locations in northern Kenya threatened by flooding.
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 16,000 Congolese flee violence and seek shelter in Republic of Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 16,000 civilians have fled ethnic violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and sought shelter in neighbouring Republic of Congo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dramatic rise in numbers of Congolese returning home from Zambia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of Congolese refugees repatriated from Zambia this year has passed the 15,000 mark, a dramatic increase on figures for 2007 and 2008.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Water, water everywhere, but not all of it fit to drink for returnees in northern Uganda]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR and its partners have been building protected water sources in northern Uganda to help ensure the sustainable return of thousands of people to their homes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR airlifts emergency relief items for expelled refugees in Angola
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<description><![CDATA[UNHCR airlifts aid items from South Africa to Angola to help tens of thousands of Angolans expelled from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Verification exercise of Sudanese refugees in Chad proceeds well]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[To better meet the needs of 250,000 Sudanese civilians in eastern Chad, UNHCR is re-registering and interviewing all refugees in 12 camps]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The repatriation of 400 Burundians closes a chapter in long-running refugee saga]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR begins the repatriation of the final group of long-term Burundian refugees in Tanzania who want to go home, a landmark operation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The late Senator Edward Kennedy's wife accepts Nansen Refugee Award in Washington ceremony ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR’s annual Nansen Refugee Award is handed over to the wife of the late Senator Edward Kennedy at a ceremony in Washington, DC. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 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[UNHCR condemns killing of government partner in eastern Chad  

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<description><![CDATA[UNHCR expresses shock at the ambush and killing of a Chadian official working for UNHCR’s government counterpart in the volatile east of the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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