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Philippines: UN and partners seek more funding to help tropical storm survivors
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations and humanitarian partners today revised upwards an appeal for funding to continue relief work for six months among the more than 300,000 people in the Philippines island of Mindanao who were affected by last year's tropical storm Washi.
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Mozambique: UN agency begins food distribution to flood victims
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributing rations in Mozambique, where an estimated 70,000 people are in urgent need of assistance after the country was pounded by two tropical storms.
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After ferry sinking in Papua New Guinea, UN agency voices deep sympathy
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The head of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) today expressed deep sympathy to the victims of a ferry sinking off the coast of Papua New Guinea that may have claimed more than 100 lives.
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UN alarmed by reported new atrocities against displaced civilians in DR Congo
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 02/03/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency said today it is alarmed by recent reports that displaced people have been tortured and killed in their camps by armed elements in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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South Sudan: UN relief chief sees terrible situation' in troubled Jonglei state
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations relief chief today visited areas in South Sudan hit by recent ethnic violence and met some of the victims of a vicious cycle of raids and reprisal attacks, describing what she had seen as "a terrible situation" with people having lost loved ones, property and livelihood.
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Afghan refugees need right conditions to return home, stresses UN official
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee chief today thanked the Pakistani Government for its generosity towards Afghans who have sought refuge in the country, while also calling for creating the right conditions in Afghanistan that will promote large-scale voluntary returns.
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Yemen: UN relief chief welcomes release of seven humanitarian workers
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Thu, 02/02/2012 - 00:00
The top United Nations humanitarian official voiced relief today that seven aid workers abducted earlier this week in Yemen have now all been released unharmed.
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UN refugee agency concerned over treatment of asylum-seekers in Ukraine
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency has voiced concern over the plight of asylum-seekers, including some minors, held in two detention centres in Ukraine, where more than 100 people are reportedly challenging their detention or have complained that they were denied the right to apply for asylum.
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South Sudan: UN relief chief stresses vast scale of humanitarian needs
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations relief chief today underlined the enormity of the humanitarian challenges facing South Sudan on the first day of her three-day visit to the fledgling country, highlighting the needs of returnees, an influx of refugees, internal displacement as a result of ethnic conflict and endemic poverty.
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Refugee children in Tanzania learn art basics in UN-sponsored workshop
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Wed, 02/01/2012 - 00:00
In a novel way to impart new skills to children while improving their social interaction, the United Nations refugee agency has sponsored an arts workshop for refugee pupils from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Tanzania, where they were introduced to the basics of painting with water colours, pastels and acrylics and making collages.
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Thousands affected by tropical storms in Mozambique - UN humanitarian arm
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations humanitarian agency reported today that an estimated 117,000 people have been affected by two tropical storms in Mozambique last week, adding that it is closely monitoring the situation.
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UN certifies that new camp for Iranian exiles meets international standards
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Tue, 01/31/2012 - 00:00
United Nations refugee and human rights officials said today that they have confirmed that the infrastructure and facilities at a new camp in Iraq for residents of the settlement formerly known as Camp Ashraf meet international standards, as stipulated in last month's agreement on voluntary relocation between the UN and the Iraqi Government.
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Senior UN humanitarian official urges end to West Bank home demolitions
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 01/27/2012 - 00:00
A senior United Nations official has called for an immediate end to Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank, as he witnessed first hand the suffering and destruction caused by this ongoing practice.
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Kenya: UN scales up refugee training to improve assistance in camps
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Fri, 01/27/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency today announced new strategies to ensure uninterrupted assistance and services in its largest complex in Kenya, including training and mentoring of refugees as well as involving them in the day-to-day running of the Dadaab camps.
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New UN report shows sharp rise in Palestinians uprooted by Israeli demolitions
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Thu, 01/26/2012 - 00:00
Almost 1,100 Palestinians, over half of them children, were displaced due to home demolitions in the West Bank by Israeli forces in 2011 - over 80 per cent more than in the previous year - according to a United Nations report released today.
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UN humanitarian arm allocates $104 million to underfunded crises
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Wed, 01/25/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations humanitarian office announced today the allocation of $104 million to support 13 neglected emergencies around the world.
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Côte d'Ivoire: Relief support key to reconstruction and development - UN official
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 00:00
A senior United Nations relief official stressed today that assisting the people of Côte d'Ivoire in overcoming their current humanitarian difficulties will lay the foundation for the country's transition to reconstruction and development after last year's bloody post-election violence.
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UN agency condemns air raids on refugee site in South Sudan
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Tue, 01/24/2012 - 00:00
The United Nations refugee agency today condemned two air raids near a refugee transit centre in South Sudan, saying that 14 people went missing during the attacks and that a teenage boy was injured.
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Senior UN official encourages strong humanitarian partnership with Oman
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 00:00
A senior United Nations official today hailed Oman's growing role in responding to disasters and in search and rescue operations, while calling for strengthening of the world body's partnership with the country on humanitarian issues.
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South Sudan: UN envoy urges sending more Government forces to troubled state
UN Humanitarian Aid, Refugees - Mon, 01/23/2012 - 00:00
The top United Nations envoy in South Sudan stressed today that the best way to protect civilians in the strife-torn state of Jonglei is through military deterrence and urged the Government to deploy more troops and police in the area to patrol buffer zones between rival communities and defuse tensions.
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