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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief Guterres signs funding agreement with Ireland]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ireland pledges continued financial support to UNHCR under a new two-year funding agreement signed in Dublin with the refugee agency's chief.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR backs new Irish campaign against people smuggling]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR gives its support to a campaign by the Irish police and justice ministry to raise awareness about the trafficking of human beings.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Irish-based web links hands and hearts]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ammado.com is more than a social network site; it seeks to connect non-profits and individuals to change the world for the better, including for refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes draft Irish asylum law]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency welcomes a draft immigration and asylum law that will overhaul all existing Irish legislation on these key issues.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[It's a long way from Myanmar for Karen refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ireland has for the first time accepted refugees from Myanmar for resettlement. They are starting their new lives in the scenic north-west.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Irish athletes give sportswear, hope to refugees in Georgia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Irish athletes on their way to next year's Beijing Olympic Games encourage refugees in the Caucasus.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Irish Girl Guides reaching out to refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Irish Girl Guides have launched an outreach project to promote their organization among new migrants, including asylum seekers and refugees, hoping in turn to assist their integration.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland's annual funding to UNHCR tops US$20 million for first time]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ireland's annual financial contribution to UNHCR and its work has topped US$20 million for the first time with the announcement that it will give the agency US$16.9 million in core funding this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes draft bill that will let refugee doctors practise in Ireland]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency on Wednesday welcomed draft legislation that will allow refugees who are qualified doctors to register and practise in Ireland for the first time. The proposal is included in the draft Medical Practitioners Bill, which is aimed at modernising the profession.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross to help reunite refugee families in Ireland]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR and the Irish Red Cross have agreed to cooperate on family reunification for refugees in Ireland as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service looks set to prioritise related applications for visas and citizenship.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Student journalists face the challenge of reporting on asylum]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An Irish journalism student recently won a UNHCR competition for reporting on asylum issues. The prize was a trip to Romania to witness developments in refugee protection on the borders of the European Union.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Facing up to asylum in Ireland]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA["Asyland", an exhibition by photographer Howard Davies, offers a pictorial testimony of the lives of asylum seekers in Ireland. The photos seek to portray what life is like for people forced to leave their homes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland to resettle more refugees, says Minister]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has welcomed an announcement by Irish Minister of Justice, Equality & Law Reform, Michael McDowell, that the country will increase its annual refugee resettlement quota from approximately 40 to 200 people per year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 9 Jun 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Irish government consults refugees on integration for the first time]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Reception & Integration Agency held a forum this week to solicit views from 50 refugees on how the government can help achieve a common goal of integration into Irish society. UNHCR has welcomed the initiative and urged the refugees to participate actively to make integration work.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 7 Oct 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges Ireland to resettle more refugees 25 years after first Vietnamese arrive]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has requested that Ireland increase its resettlement quota as the country celebrates World Refugee Day and the 25th anniversary of the first resettlement of Vietnamese refugees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ireland grants refugees and asylum seekers right to vote]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[This follows an announcement by the Irish Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government this week that identity cards held by asylum seekers and refugees will be accepted as documents proving their eligibility to vote in local elections.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lubbers launches UN appeal in Dublin; Government pledges 6.7m euros]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN refugee agency chief Ruud Lubbers has launched the Irish leg of the 2004 Humanitarian Appeal for $3 billion to help some 45 million people in the world's most serious crises, prompting the Irish government to pledge 6.7 million euros, or some $8 million.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Invisible", but refugee women play key integration role]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A twice-displaced Rwandan, now in Ireland, on the important role that women have to play in the process of integration in a new land.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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