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    World Refugee Day: Global forced displacement tops 50 million for first time in post-World War II era

    Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:52 AM

    The increase was driven mainly by the war in Syria. Major new displacement was also seen in Africa - notably in Central African Republic and South Sudan.

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    Global forced displacement tops 50 million for first time since World War II - UNHCR Report

    Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:52 AM

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    In Ethiopia: The Plight Of South Sudanese Refugees Up Close And Painful

    Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:47 PM

    As field monitor for WFP Ethiopia's Gambella office, Pereleth Othieing is putting in marathon hours in the refugee camps and border points of western Ethiopia. His task: making sure the hundreds of South Sudanese refugees pouring into the country daily receive the food and nutritional assistance they desperately need. So far, nearly 150,000 South Sudanese have sought asylum in western Ethiopia, since conflict erupted in their homeland in December, 2013. 

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    Resolve conflicts or face surge in life-long refugees worldwide, warns UNHCR Special Envoy

    Fri, 20 Jun 2014 13:13 PM

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    Oxford professor slams refugee 'warehousing,' calls for more freedom

    Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:02 AM

    Instead of languishing in camps for years, refugees should be allowed to work and trade, report says

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    An Eritrean refugee poses for a picture inside her home in Khartoum

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:30 PM

    An Eritrean refugee poses for a picture inside her home in Khartoum, June 19, 2014. World Refugee Day, observed on June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of those who have been forcibly displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

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    An Eritrean refugee holds a document of his family's refugee status as they pose for a picture inside their home in Khartoum

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:30 PM

    An Eritrean refugee holds a document of his family's refugee status as they pose for a picture inside their home in Khartoum, June 19, 2014. The family, who do not want to be named, has lived in Sudan for some 30 years. World Refugee Day, observed on June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of those who have been forcibly displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

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    Eritrean refugees are pictured inside their home in Khartoum

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 22:30 PM

    Eritrean refugees are pictured inside their home in Khartoum, June 19, 2014. The family, who do not want to be named, has lived in Sudan for some 30 years. World Refugee Day, observed on June 20 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of those who have been forcibly displaced around the globe. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMMIGRATION)

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    Iraqi Shiite women shout slogans supporting the Iraqi army in Basra

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:23 PM

    Iraqi Shiite women shout slogans supporting the Iraqi army in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 19, 2014. Iraqi government forces battled Sunni rebels for control of the country's biggest refinery on Thursday as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki waited for a U.S. response to an appeal for air strikes to beat back the threat to Baghdad. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

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    New Humanitarian Crises Mark This Year's World Refugee Day

    Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:57 PM

    ROME - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) marks another sombre World Refugee Day tomorrow (20 June) as renewed violence in Iraq has driven half a million people from their homes to join an estimated 45.2 million people forcibly displaced around the world, according the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.

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