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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR's Guterres thanks Kuwaiti Emir for US$110 million donation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Guterres met His Highness Sheikh Saba Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Kuwait's Bayan Palace and conveyed UNHCR's deepest gratitude for the donation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says funding urgently needed to continue assisting desperate, displaced Malians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today renewing its appeal for funds to help meet the needs of Malian refugees and internally displaced people.
UNHCR needs US$144 million to cover the basic protection and assistance needs. So...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR warns that underfunding threatens international response to Syria crisis]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief António Guterres says UN agencies involved in the humanitarian response are dramatically underfunded, with some fearing they will run out of money by the end of March.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urgently needs funds as it scales up Syria refugee operations]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[THE UN refugee agency works hard to keep pace with the unrelenting numbers of Syrian refugees crossing into neighbouring countries each day.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donors pledge US$550 million for UNHCR's global operations next year]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The amount for next year compares to total budgetary needs of US$3.92 billion. An additional US$169 million was pledged for 2014 and beyond.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[US$550 million promised for forcibly displaced, stateless at UNHCR annual pledging conference]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[GENEVA, December 11 (UNHCR) - Faced with expanding humanitarian crises in the Middle East and parts of Saharan and sub-Saharan Africa, government donors today pledged US$550 million towards the work of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners seek extra US$295 million for Syria refugee ops]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The new appeal brings the amount sought for Syria humanitarian operations to US$487.9 million and covers needs of up to 700,000 by year's end.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR appealing for $40 million to help displaced Congolese]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today launching a supplementary appeal for just under US$40 million to help almost half-a-million forcibly displaced Congolese civilians in the east of their country and in neighbouring Uganda...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[eBay founder donates US$500,000 for UNHCR's South Sudan operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Pierre and Pam Omidyar were inspired to help after hearing about a visit to UNHCR-run refugee camps in South Sudan by three members of The Elders.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 5 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jordan opens new camp for Syrian refugees amid funding gaps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Za'atri camp was set up in record time to move refugees from overcrowded border sites. The new camp was not foreseen in the US$193 million appeal that is severely under-funded.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN and partners appeal for US$193 million to help Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[<strong>Revised Syria Regional Response Plan - June 2012</strong>
UN humanitarian agencies and partner organizations appealed on Thursday for urgent new funds to help meet the needs of growing numbers...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners seek US$193 million to help Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[There are currently almost 100,000 Syrian refugees and the appeal anticipates that by the end of this year there could be 185,000.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Critical" refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An average of one thousand refugees are arriving every day, most in a desperate condition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR warns that South Sudan situation is critical, appeals to donors for urgent new help]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR on Thursday appealed to donors to urgently provide additional funding for its operations to help Sudanese refugees in South Sudan and neighbouring Ethiopia. Currently there are some 162,500 refugees...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shortage of funds threatens UNHCR operations for displaced Malians ]]></title> 
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A lack of funds is seriously threating UNHCR efforts to help more than 300,000 Malians uprooted by conflict and insecurity in the north of their country. To date, we have received only 13 per cent of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR says funding shortfall threatens Mali operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[To date, UNHCR has received only 13 per cent of the US$153.7 million needed to assist desperate Malians displaced inside and outside their country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR seeks US$154 million to help Mali refugees, up sharply from earlier appeal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In a press release, UNHCR says the money is needed for its operations this year in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donors pledge more than 300 million euros to help refugees in Balkans]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A new programme will provide homes for some 74,000 people displaced in the Balkans during the conflict of the 1990s. The EU pledged 230 million euros.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Donors gather in Sarajevo to support regional efforts to end displacement]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres is in Sarajevo this morning where he is attending an international donor conference aimed at generating funds to support the housing needs of the regions...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR warns of funding shortfall for operations to help Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Less than 20 per cent of the funds sought under regional response plan have been given. Only eight organizations have to date received funding.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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