U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees

UNHCR chief reiterates commitment to prevention of sexual violence

Woensdag 25 november 2009 | United Nations (UN) ] GENEVA, November 25 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres stressed on Wednesday that his agency was fully committed to the prevention of sexual violence,...

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Jolie ‘hates socialist Obama’

Angelina Jolie hates US President Barack Obama because she thinks he is a ‘socialist in disguise’, according to reports. The 34-year-old actress, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, allegedly...

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Temperature drops, Pak gets UN aid

New York, Nov 25 : The United Nations refugee agency has begun distributing additional relief supplies to civilians displaced by the ongoing military operations in north-west Pakistan to help them cope as temperatures begin to...

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Push to set up asylum agency

Citizens' Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis yesterday fleshed out his proposal for the creation of an independent agency for processing the asylum applications of thousands of immigrants in Greece, saying that a...

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Music therapy for Iraqis faces uncertain future

A music therapy programme aiding traumatised Iraqi children in Jordan may come to an end next month, organisers warn. For the last six months, a UNHCR-funded initiative through the Noor Al Hussein Foundation has offered music...

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Libyan patrol stops 80 Sahara harragas

A Libyan patrol boat intercepted some 80 Eritrean and Somali immigrants in Maltese waters on Monday (November 23rd), the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced. "These people have been transferred to a Libyan...

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UN still concerned over access to civilians displaced by Yemen conflict

United Nations agencies and their partners are continuing to assist civilians uprooted by fighting in northern Yemen, but warned today that access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) that are not staying in camps is still a...

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I was forced to abandon my house and all my property, including my land, when I was attacked, the...

GALKAYO, Somalia, (UNHCR) – When local militiamen raided His home in central Somalia five years ago, Siidow knew He had to go far, far away if he was to survive and have any hope Of providing a half-decent future For his large...

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Political refugees that face discrimination and harsh treatment wherever they go

election in Rathidaung Township, said one town elder. "U Oo Bo Thein has been renting a house in Rathidaung since Narinjara", "http://article.wn.com/view/2009/11/05/Chairman_of_Rakhine_State_CCI_to_Ru...

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Tribe clash forces new displacement in DR Congo

KINSHASA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The population of the Buburu locality, situated in the Bomongo territory in the Equateur province of the Democratic republic of Congo (DRC), deserted their homes on Friday and Saturday to take...

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