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<title><![CDATA[International Women's Day: UNHCR welcomes progress in gender equality and empowerment of refugeee women]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief also notes action taken to address sexual and gender-based violence, including development and implementation of country-specific SGBV strategies in 15 states.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[16 Days of Activism: a multiple rape victim faces uncertain future ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mathilde fled to Rwanda in May to escape fighting in eastern Congo, where she had been raped. Abandoned by her husband, she feels isolated.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DRC: Grave human rights abuses as thousands continue to flee in South Kivu]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is concerned about human rights abuses committed by armed rivals in eastern DRC, including the rape of 72 displaced women in South Kivu province.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR marks 16 Days of Activism against Sexual Violence]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief António Guterres reiterates commitment to countering sexual and gender-based violence as refugee agency launches e-learning course.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New Delhi police teach refugee women how to take care of themselves]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Self-defence classes organized by the New Delhi police and UNHCR for refugee women raise confidence and instil strength.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nansen Refugee Award Ceremony]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR and its partner the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) are organizing the Nansen Refugee Award ceremony on Monday evening (October 01). This year's award winner is Somalia's Hawa Aden Mohamed, founder...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Announcement: Somalia's Hawa Aden Mohamed awarded 2012 Nansen Refugee prize]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is pleased to announce this morning that Hawa Aden Mohamed, the founder and director of the Galkayo Education Centre for Peace and Development (GECPD) in Puntland, north-eastern Somalia, is the winner...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nansen Refugee Award winner brings knowledge and hope to displaced Somalis]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[When Hawa Aden Mohamed was a young girl, her father decided to send her to school. It was to change her life and those whose lives she touched.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somali humanitarian "Mama" Hawa wins 2012 Nansen Refugee Award]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The former refugee is recognized for her exceptional and inspiring work for Somalia's refugee and displaced girls and women under tough circumstances.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR works to bring the perpetrators of sexual crime to justice]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency and its partners make it a priority to fight sexual violence in a Rwandan refugee camp and encourage people to speak out.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[South Korean charity opens a new world to two refugee women]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Plucked from an Ethiopian refugee camp, two Somali women get a rare chance at higher education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vulnerable Afghan women flown to Slovakia en route to resettlement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A group of vulnerable single Afghan women and their dependents are flown from Iran to evacuation transit centre in Slovakia ahead of resettlement.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[International Women's Day: Unequal treatment puts women at risk of statelessness]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency warns that unequal legal treatment of women in nationality laws could create statelessness in at least 25 countries.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Unequal treatment of women risks creating statelessness in at least 25 countries]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[GENEVA - A UNHCR survey has found that unequal treatment of women in nationality laws affects most continents of the world. At least 25 countries maintain nationality laws that do not allow women to confer...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[16 Days of Activism: Couples in the Congo stand up to the stigma of rape ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A local humanitarian organization, backed by UNHCR, is working in eastern Congo to persuade the husbands of raped women to take them back. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[16 Days of Activism: UNHCR chief pledges new initiatives to end violence against women]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief reaffirms commitment to preventing and responding to violence against displaced women and girls, while stressing the scale of the problem. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An indomitable Congolese teenager survives Lord's Resistance Army atrocities and, after counselling, dreams of a future as a business owner. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Women, children bear brunt as Mogadishu influx swells to 100,000 ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Over the past month, UNHCR figures show that nearly 40,000 Somalis displaced by drought and famine have converged on Mogadishu in search of food, water, shelter and other assistance. A further 30,000 have...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somali rape survivor rebuilds life ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Gender-based violence is a taboo but pervasive problem among displaced women in Somalia. UNHCR and partners are working to improve reporting and counselling for survivors like Fadhumo.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: UNHCR team helps women in eastern Libya]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The female-dominated UNHCR team in Benghazi, Libya, works to assist displaced people and address violence against women. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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