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<title><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie visits Syrian border]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Arriving in the region to mark World Refugee Day, the UNHCR Special Envoy calls on the world to help refugees and the countries hosting them]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Refugee Chief urges support for Syria's neighbors]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Kicking off a visit to Lebanon and Jordan, UN High Commissioner António Guterres met with leaders and refugees and warned of the danger that Syria's conflict will spread
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria Crisis: Tears falling on a foreign land]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Nothing has prepared Hala for becoming a refugee. Now, with her eight children, her sisters and their little ones, she is far from her home and her husband is still in Syria. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrian refugees warily navigate the urban jungle of Amman  ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Abdul faces many difficulties in exile. He is unfamiliar with Jordan and worries about getting along as well as how to make a living. But at least he feels safe.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about Syrians stuck at border, reiterates call for international support]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Amid worsening violence inside Syria, UNHCR expects the number of refugees to continue climbing and put more pressure on host countries in the region.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria refugee numbers cross 1.5 million as funding gaps remain ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of Syrian refugees who have now left their country has surpassed 1.5 million. The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating impact on the lives of those who are forced to flee.

The fact...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN Goodwill Ambassador Jesús Vázquez visits Syrian refugees in Jordan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The popular Spanish TV presenter highlights the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and will help raise funds for UNHCR.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR report says Syrian influx strains host country health services]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The report, covering the first quarter of 2013 in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon, shows that refugees need treatment for both common and conflict-related conditions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR fears for returning Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Over the past ten days UNHCR has seen an increase in the number of Syrians opting to return home from Jordan. During this period, an average of three hundred people have been crossing each day, returning...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR fears for safety of growing number of returning Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Since the start of April, an average of 300 people have been crossing each day, returning to villages close to the border in the governorate of Dara'a.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: UNHCR teams reach out to vulnerable Syrian refugees across Jordan   ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mobile field teams travel to towns and cities to assess the needs of urban refugees, give advice and counselling, arrange for them to register as refugees, and much more.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 3 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR renews appeal for safe passage of humanitarian convoys in Syria]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is today reiterating its appeal to all parties to ensure safe passage for convoys delivering humanitarian aid to civilians inside Syria. In the current security environment, several convoys have...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Escaping Syria in the dead of night: UNHCR chief visits Jordan border ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Jordanian military monitors welcome about 2,000 Syrians a day at the border. UNHCR António Guterres was there with them one night earlier this week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR appeals for extraordinary funds for Syria victims]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief António Guterres says the consequences could be devastating for the Syrian people and regional stability if significant new funding is not forthcoming.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrians in Jordan: A community of refugees flowers in the desert]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ibrahim's perfume stall in a Jordanian camp hosting Syrian refugees represents more than a business. It is also a small step towards building a community rooted in hope. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR takes Prince Charles round Syrian refugee camp in Jordan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The heir to the British throne meets Syrian refugees and later praises UNHCR and others for what they are doing to deal with a difficult and heart-breaking situation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrians in Jordan: preventing the most vulnerable from falling through the cracks ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A small UNHCR response unit designed to listen and act on the emergency needs of Syrian refugees helps the more vulnerable in Jordan.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As grim milestone reached, UNHCR chief Guterres warns that Syria is spiralling towards total disaster and humanitarian response capacity is dangerously stretched.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As conflict affects Syria's health sector, many sick and injured seek treatment outside]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Staff at a hospital in Jordan's Za'atri camp have seen more than 93,000 cases since July last year. And while the hospital is fully equipped, the facility is working overtime. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes US$1.5 billion pledged in Kuwait for Syria's forcibly displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR chief António Guterres praises donor countries for pledging more than US$1.5 billion to help Syrian refugees and those displaced within the embattled country.   ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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