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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[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 helps resolve land issues in Sri Lanka's north ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[New challenges involving land and property are emerging in Sri Lanka as hundreds of thousands of displaced people return home.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 6 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka's displacement chapter nears end with closure of Menik Farm]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Menik Farm became a site for internally displaced people in 2009. At its peak, it held 225,000 people. A last group of 346 people left this week. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR helps first group of Sri Lankan refugees return by ferry from India]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The ferry returns add a new dimension to the UN refugee agency's voluntary return programme for civilians who fled the island nation during a time of conflict.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ferry returns of Sri Lankan refugees from India due to start Wednesday]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is expecting the first returns of Sri Lankan refugees by commercial ferry from India to start on Wednesday, 12th October. The returns are part of a voluntary, facilitated repatriation programme,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[1 Refugee Longing for Home: Sri Lankans separated by a body of water]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[For years, Selliah Arumugam lived as a refugee in India and yearned for his home across the Palk Strait. He recently became this year's 1,000th returnee to Sri Lanka.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR encouraged by Canada's handling of Tamil boat people case]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR continues to follow the developing situation of 490 Sri Lankan nationals of Tamil origin, former passengers of the cargo ship <em>MV Sun Sea</em> which docked at Vancouver Island in British Columbia...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coming Home: Sri Lankan refugees return]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Following the end of a three-decade long civil war, a growing number of Sri Lankan refugees are returning home from India.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR starts to scale back in eastern Sri Lanka, closing Batticaloa office]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR starts to scale back its operations to help internally displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka and is closing its office in Batticaloa this week.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief visits emergency transit centre in Romania]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Europe's first emergency transit centre and meets Sri Lankan and Palestinian refugees. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes resumption of return movements in northern Sri Lanka]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency welcomes the resumption of government-led return movements in northern Sri Lanka, following a three-week pause.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka: returns and shelter grants restart]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[We welcome last week's resumption of Government-led return movements in northern Sri Lanka, following a three week temporary pause due to parliamentary elections, the Sinhala holiday and Tamil New Year....]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR disappointed at Australian decision to reopen detention centre for asylum-seekers]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency expresses disappointment at Australia's failure to look at alternatives to detention for most asylum-seekers arriving by boat.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Q&A: Northern Sri Lanka emerges from conflict but challenges remain]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR's Vicky Tennant was in Sri Lanka earlier this year to examine the impact of a cash grant to help displaced people. She talks about the visit and the recent decision to suspend the grant for lack of funding.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A young mother faces new challenges after returning to eastern Sri Lanka ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Kavitha is one of tens of thousands of displaced ethnic Tamils to return to their homes from camps in northern Sri Lanka. She still faces many challenges.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Sri Lankan decision to ease conditions for internally displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Sri Lanka's decision to allow greater freedom of movement for 135,000 internally displaced people in camps in the north of the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 5 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sri Lanka Humanitarian update]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[We are encouraged by the Sri Lankan government's long-awaited decision this week to allow increased freedom of movement for some 135,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) remaining in 20 closed camps...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR demining machines to arrive in Sri Lanka]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 90,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) have returned to their villages in Sri Lanka's north and east over the past three months, under the ongoing return plan of the Sri Lankan government.
The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR concerned about safety of displaced persons in Sri Lanka ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is deeply concerned about reports of security incidents taking place inside camps accommodating internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka.
The most recent...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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