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Building Homes, not Just Refuges

tol.cz     Aug 21, 2008          

page 1 of 2 by Anneke Smit It’s not too early to plan for the return and resettlement of those displaced by the latest Caucasus conflict. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees estimates that nearly 160,000 people have fled...                    

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Liberian town sets aside land for local integration of Sierra Leoneans

alertnet.org     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. MONROVIA, Liberia, August 20 (UNHCR) – A town in northern Liberia has set aside land for the construction of 60 houses...                    

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NATO rebukes Russia as hostilities ease

nerve.in     Aug 20, 2008   431 related          

Brussels, Aug 20 - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization - has suspended ties with Russia until Moscow withdraws its forces from Georgia, and the United States warned that Russia would not be allowed to re-establish Soviet-era...                    

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amnesty.org.uk: A man receives a kitchen set at a UNHCR aid distribution in Tbilisi, 13 August 2008. The UNHCR distribution gave kitchen sets, jerry cans and blankets to some 1,500 displaced people sheltering at this ollective centre. © UNHCR/A. Shrestha amnesty.org.uk

Stop preventing humanitarian assistance in South Ossetia

amnesty.org.uk     Aug 20, 2008   16 related          

Humanitarian organisations report that they are still prevented from delivering aid to the disputed region of South Ossetia, leading to fears that civilians in the region are at risk of illness and starvation. It has also been...                    

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Burundi: Land Remains Key Challenge in Reintegration of Returnees

allafrica.com     Aug 20, 2008   2 related          

Although he looks frail, Cossan Ntabwigwa, in his late 60s, is a determined man. He recently returned from Tanzania, where he had been a refugee since 1972, and is seeking to resettle on a piece of land he left years ago.                    

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Iraqi Christians Fleeing to Lebanon

aina.org     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPI) -- Iraqi Christians are finding themselves in legal limbo in Lebanon as sectarian violence in northern Iraq forces many religious minorities to flee their country. Iraqi Christians face increased sectarian...                    

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Nike+ Human Race - The World’s Largest One Day Running Event

watchmojo.com     Aug 19, 2008   2 related          

Music takes center stage on the heels of the official registration opening for the Nike+ Human Race, the world’s biggest one-day running event taking place on August 31, 2008. The race brings together the power of sport and...                    

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EU, US push for rapid troop withdrawal from Georgia

newslookup.com     Aug 17, 2008   113 related          

Russia has told the West that it will start to withdraw its forces from Georgia as international pressure mounts for them to act quickly in resolving the crisis which began over a week ago. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev...                    

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First UN aid convoy reaches Gori, reports looting

alertnet.org     Aug 17, 2008   13 related          

GENEVA, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A United Nations aid convoy managed to enter Gori on Sunday, the first time U.N. organisations have reached the Georgian town since fighting started last week, and found signs of "massive looting"....                    

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Japan to Give 1m Dollars Worth of Humanitarian Aid to Georgia

redorbit.com     Aug 17, 2008   2 related          

Posted on: Sunday, 17 August 2008, 12:00 CDT Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo Tokyo, Aug. 15 Kyodo - Japan will provide up to 1m dollars (about 113m yen) of emergency humanitarian relief to Georgia...                    

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