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Global refugee, internally displaced figures climb for second straight year

17 June 2008

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UNHCR concerned for refugees in Chad as security deteriorates

16 June 2008

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UNHCR condemns attack on displaced people in eastern D.R. Congo

5 June 2008

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UNHCR responds to China's urgent need for tents for earthquake victims

21 May 2008

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UNHCR trucks arrive in Yangon with shelter aid for 10,000 people

12 May 2008

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UNHCR sends land aid convoy to Myanmar, airlift from Dubai starts

10 May 2008

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UNHCR faces funding shortfall for Iraq operation

9 May 2008

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UNHCR helps gives global voice to refugees through Pangea Day

8 May 2008

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UNHCR deplores refugee expulsion by Turkey which resulted in four deaths

25 April 2008

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UNHCR and Google unveil new map programme for humanitarian operations

8 April 2008

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Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum seekers in industrialised world

18 March 2008

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UNHCR concerned about forced return of Sri Lankans by Ukraine

7 March 2008

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