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<title><![CDATA[Nairobi workshop creates hope for HIV patients in emergencies ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[East African experts trade experiences and find ways to make sure people living with HIV are not ignored when next drought or flood hits.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Giving back, Liberian health worker cares for displaced Ivorians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Two decades ago, Theo Neewrayson fled war-torn Liberia and found refuge in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Now back home, he is returning the favor to displaced Ivorians.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Love helps Colombian couple overcome discrimination]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[When Ana was diagnosed as HIV-positive, she expected sympathy and help from the local community. Instead, she was hounded out of her village.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Refugees from a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social subjects such as HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: HIV and AIDS remain a policy priority for UNHCR ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As UNHCR staff commemorate World AIDS Day, the head of the refugee agency says HIV and AIDS remain a policy priority but more must be done. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Programme seeks to address all aspects of HIV infection in eastern Congo]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Combating HIV infection among displaced and local populations in conflict-torn eastern Congo is the aim of a UNHCR programme that takes an integrated approached to treatment and prevention.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[With support from UNHCR, refugees in Botswana can now access ARVs ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Refugees living with HIV, including young children, are finally getting treatment in Botswana under a special UNHCR programme for HIV prevention and treatment.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Refugee agency chief pledges to keep HIV and AIDS a priority]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief António Guterres pledges commitment to tackling HIV/AIDS; says the refugee agency has expanded its global HIV and AIDS interventions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governments should do more to include the uprooted in their HIV/AIDS strategies]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres says more must be done to ensure governments include forcibly uprooted people in their national strategies for dealing with HIV/AIDS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Street theatre helps spread HIV/AIDS awareness in Nepal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is working on several new projects in Nepal aimed at spreading awareness about HIV and AIDS among conflict-affected people, sex workers and injecting drug users, including the use of street theatre.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: UNHCR chief pledges to continue fight against HIV and AIDS]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner Guterres says the refugee agency has expanded its HIV programmes and help more people in need over the past year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Refugee boy in Namibia inspires AIDS Day poster]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A drawing by a 16-year-old Angolan refugee in Namibia is turned into UNHCR's World AIDS Day poster]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee religious leaders review HIV-AIDS approach]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Refugee religious leaders have an enormous amount of influence among their communities in South Africa and UNHCR believes they can play an increasingly important role in tackling HIV and AIDS.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR study examines HIV prevalence in conflict, displacement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ A new UNHCR study of seven African nations challenges previous assumptions that conflict, forced displacement and wide-scale rape have increased the prevalence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and that refugees...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR study challenges assumptions about refugees and HIV spread]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A new UNHCR study of seven African nations challenges previous assumptions that conflict, forced displacement and widespread rape have increased the prevalence of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa and that refugees fleeing conflict spread the infection in host communities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First global consultation on HIV and internally displaced people starts in Geneva]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The first global consultation on HIV and internally displaced people started today in Geneva. Some 45 experts from governments, United Nations agencies, non-governmental organizations and the academic world, are discussing ways of addressing the effects of HIV on internally displaced populations around the world.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR helps prepare new guidelines for HIV treatment in southern Africa]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has jointly developed guidelines for managing antiretroviral therapy for displaced populations in southern Africa. The guidelines, initiated with the Southern African HIV Clinicians Society, will help health workers in deciding the most appropriate treatment for uprooted populations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN agencies join forces in preventing HIV in Zambian refugee camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Two United Nations agencies collaborated this week on a programme to prevent the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among refugees, with the UN Population Fund donating 1.2 million condoms to UNHCR for refugees in Zambia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Women's Day: A woman in Namibia provides HIV counselling to her fellow refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The appointment of a Congolese woman to counsel fellow refugees in Namibia on HIV underlines the efforts by the UN refugee agency to combat the disease among refugees, who have often come from countries where the rates of infection are far lower than among their neighbours in their present homes.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and UNAIDS urge governments to include refugees in HIV policies]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency and UNAIDS have issued a joint call for governments to include refugees in their national HIV policies and programmes and to give them the same access to treatment that host populations receive.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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