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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR closes office in Timor-Leste, ending 12 year operation
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<description><![CDATA[Yesterday saw a ceremony in Dili, Timor-Leste, marking the closure of UNHCR's office there, after 12 years of operations in assisting refugees and other displaced people. The ceremony was held at the presidential...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste vows never to turn back on refugees as UNHCR office closes]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[President José Ramos-Horta says the country has emerged from the trauma of its birth and UNHCR's departure is good news.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR winds up cash-starved Timor-Leste operation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has ended nearly 14 months of emergency action in Timor-Leste because of a lack of money. The last international staff have left the young nation, leaving behind a small core of national staff to help rebuild the skills of civil servants and look after a few refugees from Asia and West Africa.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: When this nun speaks, even rival gangs listen]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Timor-Leste's displaced people are heading into a rainy season, still living in tents. UNHCR is distributing items to make their life a little more bearable, and a feisty nun is standing up to rival gangs who have been terrorising the 2,000 displaced people under the protection of her Roman Catholic order.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: As violence escalates in Dili, UNHCR hands over relief items for rebuilding]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Today in Dili, UNHCR handed over 1,500 family-sized tents, plastic sheeting and other relief items to the government of Timor-Leste to help families whose houses have been destroyed in the recent violence...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR hands relief items to Timor-Leste, expresses concern about security situation]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR on Friday handed relief items to the government of Timor-Leste to help families whose houses were destroyed during violence earlier this year. The refugee agency also expressed concern about fresh violence in the country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 1 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Japanese ambassador visits resilient IDPs in foothills near Dili]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Japanese Ambassador Kenji Shimizu received a warm welcome from villagers when he helped a UNHCR mission distribute aid to displaced people outside the Timor-Leste capital Dili. Japan has donated US$2 million towards the refugee agency's emergency relief operations in Timor-Leste.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Troubleshooting UNHCR technicians get to work on Dili's crowded camps]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has formed a mobile technical team to deal with drainage problems and other repair work at crowded camps in the Timor-Leste capital Dili. The teams have started working at several sites where displaced people have gathered.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Blankets bring respite to those staying in hills near Dili]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR continues its relief operations within Dili and in areas outside the Timor-Leste capital. Distribution of blankets is welcome for the young and elderly in the foothills near Dili as it gets chilly at night during the coldest month of the year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Jul 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: Dili calmer, but protection concerns remain]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Dili is a little calmer today following an incident-free night. While several thousand demonstrators from the eastern regions stayed in the capital overnight following yesterday's organized protests,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dili tense amid a fresh outbreak of looting, shooting and arson]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Several neighbourhoods of the Timor-Leste capital, Dili, have been hit by a fresh wave of violence, arson and intimidation. Despite the trouble, UNHCR continues to distribute aid and help the internally displaced.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR brings relief to both sides in the divided Timor village of Hera]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR continues to deliver aid to displaced people in areas outside the Timor-Leste capital Dili and finds the same tensions that are apparent in the city. Meanwhile, a fresh shipment of UNHCR aid for the country was scheduled to be sent from Jordan later Monday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: Second wave of relief supplies to start early next week]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ The second wave of dispatching UNHCR relief supplies bound for Timor-Leste is due to get under way early next week. On Monday 26 June, a DC-10 chartered aircraft carrying 63 tonnes of shelter supplies...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: UNHCR emergency relief operation spreads to those outside Dili]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ UNHCR has stepped up its emergency relief operation in Timor-Leste and has started reaching out to tens of thousands of people who fled violence in Dili for surrounding areas outside the capital. Official...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR reaches out to help displaced people outside Dili]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR has stepped up its emergency relief operation in troubled Timor-Leste and is reaching out to people who fled the capital to escape violence. Official estimates show that there are 78,000 people displaced outside Dili after fleeing the capital, compared to 69,000 still in camps within the capital.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: First phase of emergency relief operation completed]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ Yesterday, the first phase of UNHCR's emergency air and sea operation to rush relief supplies to Timor-Leste was completed with the arrival in the capital Dili of a container ship ferrying 150 tonnes...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Container ship sails into Dili harbour with 150 tonnes of emergency aid]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A container ship has arrived in the Timor-Leste capital Dili with 150 tonnes of aid, including tents, blankets and kitchen sets. UNHCR has now transported more than 200 tonnes of emergency relief to the troubled young nation in the past week, enough for more than 17,000 people.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-Leste: Funding urgently needed]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[ We urgently need funding of some US$4.8 million for our operation to help tens of thousands of displaced people in Timor-Leste. So far funds have been slow in arriving, with only $286,000 from Australia,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[First phase of Timor emergency airlift complete, tents reach Dili displaced]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 56 tonnes of UNHCR aid has arrived in Timor-Leste, allowing the refugee agency to start distributing tents and blankets to some of the most crowded camps in Dili. The first tents have started going up, easing congestion and providing some privacy and shelter from the elements.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Timor-bound supplies land in Darwin, Dili displaced still gripped by fear]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A jumbo jet arrived in Darwin, northern Australia on Wednesday with some 115 tonnes of UNHCR emergency relief for Timor-Leste. In Dili, many displaced people are still too scared to return to their homes, despite the presence of foreign troops sent to restore order.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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