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<title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Benin flood victims find shelter in UNHCR tents]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of flood victims in the southern Benin town of Ouinhi find welcome shelter in UNHCR-supplied tents after fleeing their flooded villages.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 5 Nov 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR relief supplies will aid thousands of families left homeless by severe flooding. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The first flight in a UNHCR emergency airlift to Benin landed in Cotonou at 0520hrs local time this morning. The UNHCR-chartered McDonnell Douglas DC-10 took off from Liege in Belgium late yesterday evening...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR stepping in as Benin flood impact grows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is expecting to begin an emergency airlift to Benin in the next days amid the floods there which according to government and UN estimates are now affecting some 680,000 people.
While our normal work...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR stepping in as Benin flood impact grows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency expects to begin an emergency airlift to Benin in the next few days to help an estimated 680,000 people affected by floods.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Benin closes Come camp for Togolese refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Benin has closed a camp set up last year to shelter refugees from post-electoral violence in neighbouring Togo. Convoys last week moved the last 493 refugees from Come Camp to the settlement of Agame, close to the border with Togo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lack of funds threatens UNHCR assistance to Togolese refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Despite repeated requests for funds, the UN refugee agency still faces a serious shortfall in resources available to help Togolese refugees in Benin and Ghana. Already, UNHCR has had to put on hold the assistance it is giving the refugees, even as the numbers continue to grow.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 Aug 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo: 40,000 have now fled post-election instability]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The number of Togolese fleeing post-election instability to take refuge in neighbouring countries has now passed 40,000, with over 24,500 arrivals registered in Benin and 15,500 in Ghana. Our team in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Benin - a textbook case of education in refugee emergencies]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The prompt actions of the Beninese government, refugee teachers and agencies like UNHCR and UNICEF have allowed recent arrivals from Togo to continue their education in exile. Some Togolese refugees have even taken their lower secondary exams alongside their Beninese peers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo: Over 3,000 fled to Benin and Ghana in June]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The total number of refugees from Togo who have fled to neighbouring Benin and Ghana has reached 38,492, compared to 35,012 at the end of May. This total includes 23,221 refugees in Benin and 15,500 refugees...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo: Steady outflow continues]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ There has been little change in the pace of the outflow of refugees from Togo over the last week, with the total number in neighbouring Benin and Ghana slowly climbing to 36,809 compared to 35,743 last...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo: 1,000 arrivals registered in Benin in last week, none reported in Ghana]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The number of refugees fleeing from Togo into neighbouring Benin is continuing at a steady rate, with over a 1,000 new arrivals registered in the last week. By contrast, in Ghana on Togo's western border,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 3 Jun 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hundreds of Togolese arrive in Benin's capital]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 700 Togolese refugees, mostly young men, have been registered in Cotonou in the last two days. They say they fled amid a climate of fear due to abductions and disappearances in parts of Togo which support the opposition.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo refugee numbers rise]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Refugees are still fleeing Togo and crossing into neighbouring Benin, but in Ghana the inflow has almost stopped, apart from one or two arrivals via informal crossing points. The total number of refugees...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee flow from Togo has remained steady]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The refugee flow from Togo to neighbouring Benin and Ghana has remained steady over recent days, with the combined total of refugees in both countries now nearly 32,000 up from 26,084 a week earlier....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Togo refugee outflow]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The flow of refugees from Togo into neighbouring Benin and Ghana is continuing to diminish, with the combined total of refugees in both countries nearly reaching 31,000. In Benin over recent days, new...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pockets of refugees from Togo located in remote areas]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The post-electoral refugee outflow from Togo into neighbouring Benin and Ghana has slowed across the major border crossing points but pockets of refugees who have crossed over informally have been recently...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Togolese refugees found in remote parts of Ghana, Benin]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[While the exodus from Togo has slowed considerably in recent days, the UN refugee agency has found groups of previously undetected arrivals living in poor conditions in remote areas of Benin and Ghana.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee influx from Togo slows dramatically]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The refugee influx from Togo into neighbouring Benin and Ghana has slowed dramatically since the weekend, along with signs that in Ghana refugees are beginning to return home. A combined total of some...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee numbers fleeing Togo slow]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The number of Togolese fleeing to Benin and Ghana because of general insecurity in their homeland has slowed sharply over the last two days. A combined total of some 22,600 refugees have now been registered...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 May 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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