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<title><![CDATA[NE Nigeria insecurity sees refugee outflows spreading to Cameroon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With the on-going crisis in north-eastern Nigeria's Adamawa, Borno, and Yobe States, UNHCR offices are reporting refugee arrivals in Niger, and now in Cameroon too.
In Cameroon, a UNHCR team visited areas...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NE Nigeria insecurity sees refugee outflows spreading to Cameroon]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR team finds more than 3,000 Nigerians have fled over the border to Cameroon, with more refugees arriving in Niger]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigeria's crisis sees more than 6,000 people displaced into neighbouring countries]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The crisis in northeastern Nigeria has forced more than 6,000 mainly women, children and elderly people to seek safety in neighbouring Niger. Those UNCHR has spoken to say they escaped for fear of being...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 6,000 people flee to Niger from north-east Nigeria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Those UNCHR has spoken to say they escaped for fear of being caught in the government-led crackdown on insurgents linked to the Boko Haram sect.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about  displaced Nigerians, calls on neighbouring countries to keep borders open]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency on Wednesday voiced concern about the safety and welfare of people displaced in northern Nigeria by the activities of the militant Boko Haram group and the government's response....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statelessness: UNHCR hails new support, urges more action on treaties ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Croatia, Nigeria and the Philippines have become the latest countries to become party to one or both of the statelessness conventions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Statelessness treaties gain support but need stronger boost]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[This week has seen quiet but significant developments on the sidelines of the General Assembly session in New York with regard to statelessness. Three countries, Croatia, Nigeria, and the Philippines,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Aid worker calls for action to protect child "witches" from abuse]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Children accused of being witches have suffered abuse, been forced to flee their homes and fallen prey to human traffickers, an expert says.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugee herdsmen return to Nigeria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A convoy of 420 refugees, mostly from the Fulani tribe who fled clashes in eastern Nigeria's Taraba state in 2002, have ended their exile in Cameroon and left for home. Many more are expected to follow later, travelling on foot with their livestock.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Internally displaced Liberians start journey home; first airlift from Nigeria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Liberian repatriation operation has expanded with the start of airlifts from Nigeria and return convoys carrying internally displaced Liberians back to their home areas.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigeria: second repatriation airlift for Sierra Leoneans]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The second repatriation airlift for Sierra Leoneans returning home from Nigeria is expected to take place tomorrow (Wednesday), with 63 refugees on board. As with the first movement last week, the first...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More Sierra Leonean refugees set to fly home from Nigeria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A second group of Sierra Leoneans have been moved from their Nigerian camp in preparation for the airlift home. Some 270 have signed up for the voluntary repatriation, which is set to be completed in late September.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[West Africa ship: individual interviews begin]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR has begun individual interviews with 156 ex-passengers of the Swedish-registered ship Alnar, which landed in Nigeria on Sunday after a four-week odyssey off the coast of West Africa. At the end...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2001 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Month-long Liberian boat-people saga ends in Nigeria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A Swedish-registered ship docked at the Nigerian port of Lagos on Tuesday nearly a month after it wandered the West African seas and three countries refused asylum to its 156 mostly Liberian passengers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2001 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[West Africa ship: docking hope in Lagos]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR is hopeful that a Swedish-registered ship carrying over 150 Liberian passengers will be able to dock today at Lagos port after a week-long odyssey along the coast of West Africa. On Friday last...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2001 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Austria: UNHCR deeply regrets rejected Nigerian asylum seeker's death]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR deeply regrets the tragic death of Mr. Marcus O, a rejected Nigerian asylum seeker, who died when being deported from Vienna to Nigeria via Sofia. Marcus O had applied for asylum in Austria but...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 May 1999 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nigerian President-elect Obasanjo meets with High Commissioner for Refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata and Nigerian President-elect Olusegun Obasanjo today discussed future collaboration and the plight of refugees in Africa when the President-elect...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 1999 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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