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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR helps Papuan authorities prepare for natural disasters]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Pacific islanders face the reality of climate change . . . and of relocation]]></title> 
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<title><![CDATA[Refugees in PNG travel the road to self-reliance]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of refugees in Papua New Guinea could soon take a big step towards self-reliance thanks to plans to upgrade a road and other development schemes.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Birth certificates help cement rights for young refugees in Papua New Guinea]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In a country where only three percent of births are registered, the UN refugee agency has joined forces with the government of Papua New Guinea, the Catholic church, and UNICEF in an operation to issue birth certificates to some 1,700 refugee children - ensuring that they are not deprived of vital social, legal and economic rights later in life.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New permits allow Indonesian refugees to move on in Papua New Guinea]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[On the first anniversary of their transfer to a remote refugee settlement area in Papua New Guinea, a group of 184 refugees from Indonesia's Papua province (formerly known as Irian Jaya) have been granted residency permits which will transform their daily lives]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Basketball bonus lets young refugees shoot hoops of hope]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With an extra bounce in their step, students in refugee settlements in East Awin, Papua New Guinea, are rediscovering the joys of playing basketball, thanks to a donation by the Fédération Internationale de Basketball that is drawing young refugees and locals together.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[German scholarship helps train refugee teachers in PNG]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Four young refugees are on their way to becoming teachers in Papua New Guinea, thanks to the DAFI Scholarships Programme funded by the German government. Upon graduation, they will teach other refugees in East Awin settlement and hopefully inspire refugee girls to stay in school.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea: complex voluntary relocation move successfully completed]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The first stage of the voluntary relocation of a group of 185 West Papuan refugees from Vanimo (Sandaun Province) to East Awin (Western Province) was completed late yesterday. Due to the rough terrain...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In PNG, refugees from Indonesia's Papua province start complex journey to new home]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is relocating a group of 185 refugees from Papua New Guinea's Vanimo to East Awin, where they can receive more land to grow crops and raise livestock, enjoy better services like education and health care, and apply for the right to free movement within their host country.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Papua New Guinea grants legal identity to young refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The government has distributed birth certificates to more than 1,200 children who were born in PNG to refugees who had fled Irian Jaya nearly 20 years ago. This important development gives the young refugees a legal identity and helps them integrate in their host country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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