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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[Paris museum organizes toy collection for Syrian refugee children]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Quai Branly Museum collects toys from French students, packs them into 60 boxes and sends them to Syrian children in Turkey with the help of UNHCR and others.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Turkey's new law on asylum]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres welcomes new legislation, the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, recently adopted by the Turkish Government, as a reflection of Turkey's...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 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[High Commissioner for Refugees in Syria region, refugee numbers revised upwards in Turkey]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, is in the region neighbouring Syria this week. Over the past couple of days he has been in Turkey, visiting urban and camp refugees in the Gazantiep region,...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR welcomes Turkey's registration of Syrians in urban areas]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Some 40,000 refugees in urban areas have been registered to date under the new policy with a further 30,000 waiting for appointments to register. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 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[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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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR urgently needs funds as it scales up Syria refugee operations]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[THE UN refugee agency works hard to keep pace with the unrelenting numbers of Syrian refugees crossing into neighbouring countries each day.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR further scaling up Syria refugee operations, as crisis grows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is expanding registration and assistance for Syrian refugees to keep pace with the numbers crossing into neighbouring countries each day. Less than a month after the Syria Regional Response Plan...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Winter conditions adding to hardships for more than 600,000 Syrian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The severe winter conditions across Syria and the surrounding region this past week have brought new difficulties for refugees and other displaced people. Even with the winter preparation work that has...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syrian refugees get chance to attend Turkish universities]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Turkish government is letting Syrian refugees apply for university places and waiving the fees.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Humanitarian agencies appeal for US$1 billion as  Syrian refugee exodus grows]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Geneva, 19 December 2012
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, and its partners today appealed to international donors for US$1 billion to support refugees fleeing Syria to Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt.
The...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees registered in region tops 500,000 mark]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The majority live outside camps, often in rental housing, with host families, or in various types of collective centres and renovated accommodation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of Syrian refugees registered in region passes half a million]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than half a million Syrian refugees have now been registered or are awaiting registration in the four surrounding countries and North Africa, and the numbers are currently climbing by more than 3,000...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie travels to Syria-Jordan border as refugee influx continues]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Since her last visit in September, the number of registered refugees in the region has risen by more than 200,000 and in Jordan alone by nearly 50,000. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Top UNHCR official calls for safe passage for uprooted Syrians]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Erika Feller also met refugees who recently made it to safety in Jordan. Many were elderly. She also reviewed reception arrangements at Za'atri camp.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Syria situation regional update]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[In Syria, UNHCR is progressing in major effort to provide aid to up to 500,000 people by the end of this year despite recent disruptions to operations due to insecurity.
To date, UNHCR family aid packages...]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR makes progress in assisting up to 500,000 people in Syria by year's end]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Family aid packages had been distributed to some 59,000 families, or about 295,000 people. The packs contain non-food humanitarian supplies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Record numbers of Syrian refugees flee as UN warns of critically low funding]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The majority, reportedly 9,000 Syrians, crossed into Turkey. The remaining 2,000 Syrians were registered and assisted in Jordan and Lebanon.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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