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Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity

6 August 2012

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UNHCR calls for cooperation and solidarity amid efforts to find solutions for the residents of Camp "New Iraq"

26 July 2012

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One survivor, 54 die at sea attempting the voyage to Italy from Libya

10 July 2012

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UN High Commissioner for Refugees warns that operations for Sudanese refugees severely stretched

4 July 2012

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Sahrawi meet for confidence building seminar in the Azores

3 July 2012

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UN and partners appeal for US$193 million to help Syrian refugees

28 June 2012

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Climate change drives people into harm's way, says UN refugee chief

21 June 2012

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Press Release: Message of UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie on World Refugee Day 2012

20 June 2012

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Global Trends Report: 800,000 new refugees in 2011, highest this century

18 June 2012

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UNHCR report shows a record 800,000 people forced to flee across borders in 2011

18 June 2012

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UNHCR appeals to Bangladesh to uphold its traditional solidarity for people fleeing violence and unrest

15 June 2012

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New camp opens for Congolese refugees in Rwanda

12 June 2012

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High Commissioner Filippo Grandi during an interview on the border between Moldova and Ukraine