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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR hails EU decision to donate Nobel funding for children]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR will use its share to provide educational support for 5,600 Colombian children, including refugees in Ecuador and children of indigenous groups.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombia's indigenous pushed to find safety in cities ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Colombia's indigenous people have been forced by violence to flee to urban areas. They must balance preserving their identity with starting a new life.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dreams do come true: advancing local integration in Venezuela]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[20 years after Celina Gelvez was first driven from her home in Colombia, she has been given a house for her family]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR chief visits Ecuador ahead of World Refugee Day]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[António Guterres met urban refugees from Colombia and discussed the challenges they face during his visit to the port of Guayaquil and to Quito.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombian refugee's love of wine helps his integration in Brazil]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Ricardo has integrated well in a tourist town in southern Brazil. He married a local woman, has a baby daughter and manages a very popular night spot.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Colombian child soldier overcomes adversity to build a new life]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Elisa grew up in a culture of violence, but it left her confined to a wheelchair. Today, she is building for the future by studying to become a nurse.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Violence in Colombia displacing more people into Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR estimates some 600 people have been arriving from Colombia each week in Ecuador's Esmeraldas province since the beginning of this year.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR supports project to help displaced Colombians in Medellin]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A displaced Colombian mother thinks she has found a home after years on the move. Many of her neighbours have also had to flee more than once. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[World AIDS Day: Love helps Colombian couple overcome discrimination]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[When Ana was diagnosed as HIV-positive, she expected sympathy and help from the local community. Instead, she was hounded out of her village.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Telecoms operator Lebara supports education for displaced children]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[European telecoms operator Lebara launches fund-raising drive to help more than 100,000 displaced children in six countries get a proper education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 2 Aug 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Longing for Home: The bond between Afro-Colombians and their land]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Mario Riascos has been forced to flee the Afro-Colombian community of La Gloria twice in the past two decades, but he keeps coming back.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Colombia's displaced youth sing out for own space]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A group of young Afro-Colombians has started a band to voice their views on land, identity, violence and displacement on the Pacific Coast.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Number of displaced along Colombia's Pacific coast tops 1,800]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency is concerned about the growing number of people forcibly displaced from their home areas in western Colombia in recent weeks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Small loans for vulnerable groups in Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[UNHCR is supporting a financial initiative that promotes micro-credit opportunities to vulnerable Colombian refugees and their hosts.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR works to find durable solutions for endangered Colombian tribe]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Persistent violence is preventing the Jiw indigenous people from returning to their ancestral lands. UNHCR is helping to find other long-term solutions.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 6 Apr 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[More than 800 Afro-Colombians flee to Colombia's main Pacific port]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The displacements appear to be linked to the growth of illegal mining and the struggle between illegal armed groups to control this activity. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Brazil helps ease local integration of refugees in northern Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A cooperation agreement between Brazil and Ecuador is helping to ease the local integration of thousands of Colombian refugees in north-east Ecuador.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fighting against silence: refugees living with HIV in northern Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The number of cases of people, including refugees, found to be infected with HIV in the Ecuadorean town of Lago Agrio has doubled over a year – just the tip of the iceberg.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Shoes campaign promotes understanding and tolerance in Colombia ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Francesca represents the victims of the conflict in Granada municipality. The 11-year-old is supporting a major new UNHCR awareness campaign.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UNHCR joins aid effort for victims of devastating floods in Colombia   ]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[With some two million people in Colombia affected by severe flooding, the UN refugee agency is working to assist the displaced.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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