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UNHCR chief appeals for massive humanitarian support for South Sudan Relieved Sudanese youngsters rest after arriving at Doro refugee camp in South Sudan. High Commissioner António Guterres called on the international community to do more to support the relief effort and avert a massive crisis. DORO CAMP, South Sudan, January 9 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees […]
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UN refugee agency concludes work among displaced in northern Uganda Lucky David Wilson (left) filming his music video with Achan Katherine in Unyama trading centre, a former IDP camp in northern Uganda The United Nations refugee agency said today it has concluded relief work among nearly two million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Uganda, the majority of […]
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UNHCR wraps up one of world’s biggest IDP operations in Uganda Lucky David Wilson (in red) filming his music video with Achan Katherine in Unyama trading centre, a former IDP camp in northern Uganda. GULU, Uganda, January 6 (UNHCR)– Lucky David Wilson was born in a war zone in troubled times, but somehow manages to live up […]
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For an Afghan refugee family, reports from home spur a return Anaar Gul registers his return to Afghanistan at a UNHCR voluntary repatriation centre, near Quetta in southern Pakistan. Though born in Pakistan, the refugee feels the time is right to return to his homeland. QUETTA, Pakistan, January 5 (UNHCR) – Having never seen his homeland before, Anaar […]
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Fatuma Elmi in Geneva’s Palais des Nations during last month’s UNHCR ministerial conference Fatuma Elmi in Geneva’s Palais des Nations during last month’s UNHCR ministerial conference Washington D.C., January 4 (UNHCR) – Fatuma Elmi, a resettled refugee from Somalia, recently attended an international conference on the world’s forcibly displaced and stateless organized the UN refugee agency.The meeting […]
Residents of South Sudan flashpoint town in need of aid after attack – UN official A burning tukul (hut) in Pibor, South Sudan While the showdown between the South Sudanese military and thousands of armed tribesmen over the flashpoint town of Pibor has subsided, the humanitarian situation in the area remains grim, a top United […]
UN refugee agency commends Georgian step to protect stateless people A stateless mother and child in Kyrgyzstan The United Nations refugee agency today welcomed Georgia’s accession to a landmark global treaty that aims to protect the estimated 12 million people worldwide who are stateless – displaced persons with no citizenship status with any country. After […]
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UN refugee agency distributes winter supplies to needy Afghan families Vulnerable Afghan families line up to receive winter supplies in Dahsabz, a suburb of Kabul The United Nations refugee agency today began distributing urgently needed winter supplies to more than 200,000 displaced people in Afghanistan as night-time temperatures have plummeted to below freezing across the Asian country. […]
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UN agency delivers more aid to quake survivors in Turkey 1 November 2011 The United Nations refugee agency reported today it has airlifted more than 100 tons of relief materials into Turkey to assist survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake in the country’s southeast. Two flights at the weekend delivered 1,000 tents and 20,000 blankets, Andrej Mahecic, […]
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UN refugee agency begins emergency airlift for quake victims in eastern Turkey 28 October 2011 The United Nations refugee agency has launched an emergency airlift to bring tents, blankets and other vital relief supplies for the victims of the deadly earthquake that struck eastern Turkey earlier this week. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake near the city of […]
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