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<title><![CDATA[NE Nigeria insecurity sees refugee outflows spreading to Cameroon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With the on-going crisis in north-eastern Nigeria's Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States, UNHCR offices are reporting refugee arrivals in Niger, and now in Cameroon too.
In Cameroon, a UNHCR team visited areas...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcome EU moves towards a common asylum system]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday 12 June the European Parliament amended EU legislation on asylum after long and complex negotiations. The changes that have been brought are in UNHCR's view a welcome step towards the establishment...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria: UNHCR assistance reaches Al Raqqa; Influx into Lebanon continues from Al-Qusayr]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[On 9 and 12 June, UNHCR emergency relief assistance reached Al Raqqa, an area of northern Syria which has not been accessible for the past three months and where the humanitarian situation is reported...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chad: UNHCR completes move of Darfur refugees from Tissi border]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In south-eastern Chad, we have finished the relocation of Darfur refugees from the volatile border area at Tissi to the newly established Ab Gadam camp, which is now hosting 10,247 people.
In addition...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigeria's crisis sees more than 6,000 people displaced into neighbouring countries]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The crisis in northeastern Nigeria has forced more than 6,000 mainly women, children and elderly people to seek safety in neighbouring Niger. Those UNCHR has spoken to say they escaped for fear of being...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR worry over civilians displaced by fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is alarmed by the fighting that has been on-going in Jonglei State, South Sudan since March between government troops and armed groups. Tens of thousands of people have been displaced....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One year on: Displacement in Rakhine state, Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Up to 140,000 people remain displaced a year after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine State. UNHCR stands ready to provide the Myanmar government with technical support to register all...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR-sponsored studies reveal homelessness as a serious threat to refugees in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today publishing three studies, under the title Where is my home? on housing issues and homelessness among refugees and asylum seekers in Poland, Bulgaria and Slovakia. These studies are part...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees from fighting in Syria's Al Qusayr report harsh conditions, difficulties in reaching safety]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With the battle for Al Qusayr in Syria now into its third week, UNHCR has been seeing small numbers of Qusayri refugees arriving in eastern Lebanon.
From the handful of interviews we have done so far,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR speeding relocation of Darfur refugees away from Tissi border]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In southeast Chad, UNHCR is speeding relocation of refugees from Tissi - a settlement located a few miles from the borders with Sudan and Central African Republic - to a site some 30 kilometres northwest...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Support for families in need in Hasiya, near Al-Qusair, Syria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[This week the number of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries passed 1.6 million. UNHCR's work also continues inside Syria amidst difficult operational and security challenges.
Earlier this week, on...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR to complete pre-positioning of aid supplies as rains and floods approach in South Sudan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In South Sudan, UNHCR will shortly complete the pre-positioning of humanitarian relief supplies ahead of the rainy season, which in the coming weeks will make many of the country's roads impassable.
More...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR aid to Syria's embattled Al Wa'er, Homs Province]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Syria, UNHCR aid deliveries over the past week have focused on people affected by the recent fighting in the Al Wa'er suburb of Homs.
On Saturday (May 25th) blankets, mattresses and household items...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR supports participation of refugees in upcoming Mali elections]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With the first round of presidential elections in Mali due on July 28, consultations are under way between the interim Malian government and refugee hosting countries on including refugee populations in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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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 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[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[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 warns against forcible returns to CAR amid violence, abuses]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has advised governments worldwide against forcible returns to the Central African Republic (CAR). This is in light of the current fluid and dangerous situation in CAR, including the wide prevalence...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR report shows health services for Syrian refugees increasingly overstretched]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR report has found that the Syria refugee crisis is increasingly straining health services in surrounding countries, while refugees are themselves facing increasing difficulties in accessing the...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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