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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Comments on the European Commission's amended recast proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and the Council laying down standards for the reception of asylum-seekers]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges more attention for Afghan children on the move]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR calls for stronger implementation of protection agreements]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Top UNHCR official Volker Türk says the agency is encouraging a wide-ranging debate on how to strengthen its supervision of international protection standards.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keynote Address by Volker Türk on UNHCR's Role in Supervising International Standards in the Context of its Mandate, York University, Toronto, Canada, 17-20 May 2010 ]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR launches new effort to reduce the number of stateless]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency launches a new push to reduce the number of stateless people in the world.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR Action to Address Statelessness - A Strategy Note]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Home Alone? A review of the relationship between repatriation, mobility and durable solutions for refugees. Katy Long. March 2010]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Improving Asylum Procedures: Comparative Analysis and Recommendations for Law and Practice. Key Findings and Recommendations]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR research project on the application of key provisions of the Asylum Procedures Directive in selected Member States]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Safeguarding humanitarian space: a review of key challenges for UNHCR. Vicky Tennant, Bernie Doyle, Raouf Mazou. February 2010]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Extending protection?  Labour migration and durable solutions for refugees]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Opening Statement by Mr. António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at the 60th Session of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (ExCom), Geneva, 28 September 2009]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Chairman, Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to Geneva for this 60th session of the Executive Committee. I would like to extend an especially...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A terrible dilemma]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In an Op Ed carried in newspapers around the world today, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres reflects on the challenges of protecting humanitarian workers as they help the world's most vulnerable people.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surviving in the city]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A new report, "Surviving in the City," examines the innovative ways in which UNHCR has responded to the massive influx of refugees in urban areas of the Middle East.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Money makes the world go round for refugee returnees in Burundi ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR report confirms that cash grants can play a vital role in voluntary repatriation and reintegration programmes. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Greece's new immigration policies based on "dangerous generalizations"]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A newspaper interview with the head of UNHCR's office in Athens looks at new policies in Greece aimed at tackling irregular immigration and how this is affecting asylum-seekers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Foreword to "The Right to Asylum between Islamic Shari'ah and International Refugee Law: A Comparative Study," by Professor Ahmed Abu Al-Wafa]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In the foreword to a comparative study by a Cairo University law professor, UNHCR chief António Guterres says the new book shows that more than any other source, Islamic law and tradition underpin the modern legal framework upon which UNHCR bases its global activities.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World Refugee Day: 42 million uprooted people waiting to go home]]></title> 
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<strong>By António Guterres</strong><br>
<em>UN High Commissioner for Refugees</em>
GENEVA - As we mark World Refugee Day on June 20, the number of people forcibly uprooted by conflict and persecution...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting to go home, by António Guterres]]></title> 
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GENEVA - There are currently some 42 million victims of conflict and persecution worldwide living as refugees or uprooted within their own countries, many of them for years on end.
Among them are nearly...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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