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<title><![CDATA[Surviving in Niamey: Malian refugees struggle to get by in the big city ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[There are some 6,000 urban refugees in the Niger capital, Niamey. UNHCR hopes that a registration exercise will help the agency pinpoint their needs.]]></description>
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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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<title><![CDATA[Urban refugees bowled over by sporting chance in China]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A game of cricket on a school campus in Beijing gives a group of refugees from Pakistan a welcome respite from their drab daily routine in China.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Annual UNHCR-NGO consultations begin with focus on urban refugees, protracted situations]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Annual consultations between UNHCR and its NGO partners begin in Geneva, with focus on urban refugees and protracted refugee situations.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR launches resettlement of refugees in Chad to the United States]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR begins a programme to resettle 1,800 refugees in Chad to the United States, with a first group of 11 flying out of N’Djamena at the weekend.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban refugees struggle to cope with cost of living in Burundi]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Life is getting tougher for urban refugees in Burundi, but UNHCR is working to ease the burden for some of those who opt to stay in the towns.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mexico marks 25 years of collaboration with UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Mexican government marks the 25th anniversary of the UN refugee agency's presence in the country, which has a long tradition of giving asylum.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Urban refugees from Côte d'Ivoire move to camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A UNHCR convoy takes more than 150 urban refugees from Côte d'Ivoire to a rural camp after they asked to be moved from the Guinea capital, Conakry.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts the fifth repatriation operation for Congolese refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The first UNHCR convoy repatriating Congolese refugees from Burundi is scheduled to leave Gasorwe refugee camp in northern Burundi this morning. The convoy is taking back to Congo a group of some 300...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese refugees quit the Burundian capital and head for a camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Unable to make ends meet, the first group of refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is moved from the Burundian capital of Bujumbura to a UNHCR camp in south-eastern Burundi to benefit from the assistance offered there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 4 May 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Squatter camp in South Africa underscores need for urban refugee policy review]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 300 asylum seekers have set up camp outside a government office in South Africa's capital, awaiting their turn to get a permit legitimising their stay in the country. The huge backlog of cases and the precarious living conditions underscores the need for the current review of UNHCR's policy urban refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Class distinctions for urban refugee girls in Uganda]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Top refugee students in Kampala have received awards from UNHCR, which funds the education of 80 young refugees - especially girls and disabled children - in the Ugandan capital. Many come from widow-headed households and don't enjoy as many benefits as refugees in settlements in the north and west.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Colombians fleeing to Venezuela's cities, says UNHCR]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has noted an increase in the number of refugees and asylum seekers in Venezuela's bigger cities, like Caracas and Maracaibo. Many of the urban refugees say they left areas bordering Colombia because of security concerns and economic difficulties.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feature: Congolese refugee in Monrovia turns drawback into an asset]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Life seemed a constant struggle when Congolese refugee Charlotte Ngunu first arrived six years ago in Liberia after fleeing a rebellion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There was, among others, a language barrier as a French speaker in an English-speaking environment. With help from UNHCR, drawbacks became strengths, and she is now a successful business woman.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another angle to Angola, refugee host country]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Angola is not just a country that used to produce refugees and now welcomes them home. It also hosts thousands of refugees from other parts of Africa and countries as far away as Iraq and China. UNHCR is working to help these refugees attain self-sufficiency.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feature: In Iran, urban refugees debate return to post-Saddam Iraq]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime has generated mixed reactions and questions among Iraqi refugees settled in Iran's cities. Some can't wait to go back to their homeland, while others have found new homes elsewhere.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feature: Asylum seekers in Moscow face major challenges despite UNHCR efforts]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has been working with its non-governmental partners to provide subsidised housing, public education and social services to asylum seekers in Moscow. But the legal situation remains a big obstacle.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feature: School or the streets? Young refugees in Freetown must choose as UNHCR funds diminish]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Liberian refugees Zinnah and Owita Mansally live hand to mouth in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The sisters' only outlet is through school, where tuition fees and school uniforms are provided by the UN refugee agency. But the agency's current shortfall may force the girls out of school and into the streets.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Feature: Hard times for Cairo's refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency in Cairo is trying to cope with increasing numbers of refugees in need of aid amidst sharp reductions in funds in a situation where UNHCR's assistance could mean the difference between life and death for many impoverished exiles.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2002 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Eritreans in urban Sudan urged to sign up for voluntary returns]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency reaches out to Eritrean refugees living in urban centres, helping them to register for voluntary repatriation before they lose their refugee status at year's end.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2002 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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