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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR reiterates call for access to international protection for Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Geneva, 24 May 2013 -- With the violence worsening inside Syria, UNHCR expects that growing numbers of people will continue to seek safety and assistance across international borders.
UNHCR commends the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about Syrians stuck at border, reiterates call for international support]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Amid worsening violence inside Syria, UNHCR expects the number of refugees to continue climbing and put more pressure on host countries in the region.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A learning curve for young Syrian refugees at model school in Lebanon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Enrolment of Syrian refugees in state schools in Lebanon falls below a government target of 60- per cent, but a school in the north-east provides a model for the rest of the country.  

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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Repatriation of refugees from Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire picks up this year ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In the first four months of this year, some 7,300 Ivorians returned home with UNHCR's help from Liberia under a voluntary repatriation programme. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharjah's Sheikha Jawaher highlights plight of Syrian refugees in Lebanon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UNHCR Eminent Advocate calls for international support as she meets Syrian refugees in a women's community centre and a school in Lebanon's capital, Beirut.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar situation external update, May 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New "excision" law does not relieve Australia of its responsibilities towards asylum-seekers - UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday reiterated its concerns about the treatment of asylum-seekers arriving by sea to Australia.
According to new legislation,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eastern DRC: UNHCR calling for the protection of civilians amid renewed fighting]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is deeply concerned about renewed fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo between government troops and fighters of the M23 rebel movement.
The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges protection for civilians amid fresh fighting in DR Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is particularly concerned for the safety of thousands of internally displaced people after shelling hit areas close to Mugunga III camp, causing people to flee.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR working in Niger to contain cholera epidemic in refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A cholera epidemic declared by the Niger government on May 11 has left 7 people dead in the west of the country, including 2 Malian refugees.
The two refugees are a 45-year-old man who died on May 13,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Inter-Agency Response for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, May 10 - May 17, 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Somalia Fact Sheet  (May 2013)]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected  ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria refugee numbers cross 1.5 million as funding gaps remain ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of Syrian refugees who have now left their country has surpassed 1.5 million. The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to flee.

The fact...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR prepositioning aid for Darfur refugees in Tissi ahead of rains in eastern Chad]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access to the group. Almost 30,000 people recently fled communal violence in North...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somalia Refugees in the Region, 17 May 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 35,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state have gone to safer locations under a government evacuation plan. Many more have moved on their own.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Burundi inaugurates a new camp for Congolese refugees]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez visits Syrian refugees in Jordan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The popular Spanish TV presenter highlights the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and will help raise funds for UNHCR.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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