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Asylum claims from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones rise in first half 2014

Publicado em 28/09/2014 por EDITOR RC

  GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — A UNHCR report released on Friday shows that the number of people seeking refugee status in industrialized countries continued to climb in the first half of 2014, driven by the wars in Syria … Continue lendo →

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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected

Publicado em 21/09/2014 por EDITOR RC

  GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — The UN refugee agency announced that the number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape conflict has passed the 1.5 million mark. “The Syrian conflict continues to have a devastating … Continue lendo →

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Iraqi businessman draws on experience of displacement to help others

Publicado em 20/09/2014 por EDITOR RC

  DUHOK, IRAQ [ ABN NEWS ] — Farhad Sinjari knows how it feels to have to flee from his home. Now a successful middle-aged businessman wearing a crisp shirt and a Rolex watch, he was just a boy when … Continue lendo →

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UNHCR issues fresh appeal for CAR refugees in Cameroon

Publicado em 25/05/2014 por EDITOR RC

Malnourished children from Central African Republic at feeding time with their mothers in Batouri Hospital. Many children crossing the border into Cameroon are suffering from malnutrition.   GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — The UN refugee agency on Friday issued … Continue lendo →

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Donor nations pledge US$2.4 billion at Kuwait meet for Syrians in need

Publicado em 15/01/2014 por EDITOR RC

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets with Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, during the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.   KUWAIT CITY [ ABN NEWS ] — International donors meeting in Kuwait City on … Continue lendo →

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UNHCR’s Guterres thanks Kuwaiti Emir for US$110 million donation

Publicado em 06/05/2013 por EDITOR RC

  KUWAIT CITY [ ABN NEWS ] — UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has visited Kuwait and personally thanked the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, for an unprecedented donation of US$110 million for UNHCR’s emergency … Continue lendo →

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Kuwait gives UNHCR US$110 million for Syria operations

Publicado em 18/04/2013 por EDITOR RC

  GENEVA [ ABN NEWS ] — UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Thursday warmly thanked and praised Kuwait after receiving an unprecedented US$110 million cheque from the emirate for its Syria crisis operations. Speaking at a presentation … Continue lendo →

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