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<title><![CDATA[One year on: Displacement in Rakhine state, Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Up to 140,000 people remain displaced a year after inter-communal violence erupted in Myanmar's Rakhine State. UNHCR stands ready to provide the Myanmar government with technical support to register all...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[One year on, displaced people in western Myanmar ponder future]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A year after inter-communal violence erupted in Rakhine state, most of the displaced have a roof over their heads. But no one knows what lies ahead.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Race for roofs as rains start in Myanmar's Rakhine state]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Tropical Storm Mahasen may have passed, but there is no let-up in shelter construction for thousands of displaced people as the monsoon starts. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 3 Jun 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar situation external update, May 2013]]></title> 
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Myanmar relocates thousands of displaced people ahead of Cyclone Mahasen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 35,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state have gone to safer locations under a government evacuation plan. Many more have moved on their own.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looming rains raise shelter fears for displaced in Rakhine state, Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is calling for urgent action and increased financial support to improve conditions for displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state to avert a humanitarian catastrophe when seasonal rains start in...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[As the monsoon approaches, fears rise for displaced in Myanmar's Rakhine state]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR calls for urgent action and increased financial support to improve conditions for forcibly displaced people in Rakhine before the rainy season starts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Death toll in Thailand refugee camp fire reaches 37; UNHCR aids victims]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thai authorities are investigating the fire in Ban Mae Surin camp, which destroyed more than 400 homes and camp buildings and left 2,300 refugees homeless.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR delivers urgent aid as death toll rises after fire in Thailand refugee camp]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Thailand, the death toll from last Friday's fire at a refugee camp on the border with Myanmar has risen to thirty seven. In addition, 2,300 people lost their homes.
The fire broke out in Ban Mae Surin...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR and partners rush aid to Thailand refugee camp after fire]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 30 refugees from Myanmar have died and four are seriously injured after a fire broke out on Friday afternoon in Ban Mae Surin refugee camp in Mae Hong Son province, north-western Thailand.
Many...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concern at reports of shooting involving Rohingya boat people]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has asked the Royal Thai Government to verify recent reports that a Rohingya boat was towed out from Thai waters, and that shots were fired during the interception.
UNHCR has met the survivors of...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inter-agency mission distributes vital aid to 2,000 ethnic Kachin in northern Myanmar ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A 10-vehicle convoy brought relief items for hundreds of displaced families, including tarpaulins, blankets, mosquito nets, cooking sets, clothes and sanitary items.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UN aid reaches hundreds of displaced people in northern Myanmar]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[An inter-agency visit to northern Myanmar's Kachin state has delivered badly-needed aid to hundreds of conflict-affected people.
From February 17 to 21 UNHCR, DRC, WFP, UNICEF and OCHA travelled to Hpakant...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR calls for urgent action to prevent Rohingya boat tragedies]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is concerned about a rising numbers of deaths in the Indian Ocean involving people fleeing their countries for safety and better lives elsewhere. This includes many Rohingya from Myanmar.
Already...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urges action to prevent boatpeople tragedy in Bay of Bengal]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Several thousand people are believed to have boarded smugglers' boats in the Bay of Bengal since the beginning of the year, among them Rohingya from Myanmar.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees boost net profits for fishing village in Bangladesh]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of fearless fishermen from Myanmar have found an informal safety net among their host community in Bangladesh. But there's a catch.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The young and the hopeless in Bangladesh's camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Born and bred in exile, refugee youth from Myanmar are getting increasingly frustrated at the lack of options for their future.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Desperation drives more Rohingya onto smugglers' boats]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As irregular boat departures hit record highs, families left behind in Bangladesh's refugee camps speak of the high risks involved. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Boat expert helps UNHCR reach needy on Myanmar's west coast]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR keeps its work in Rakhine state afloat by running a fleet of 16 boats, 12 operators and six helpers.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More people flee western Myanmar by sea, as desperation grows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Growing numbers of people are risking their lives on smugglers' boats in the Bay of Bengal following the recent violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state and as frustration mounts over the lack of imminent solutions...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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