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CLEAN : US freeze threatens all of UNRWA's services in Lebanon
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) Claudio Cordone told AFP on Wednesday that the US freeze of its funding for the agency put at risk all its activities in Lebanon
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CLEAN : FILE: Supreme Court to take up case on Trump's latest travel ban
The US Supreme Court announces is will hear a challenge to Trump's latest travel ban which blocks entry to the United States for most people from six Muslim majority countries and North Korea
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CLEAN : Homeland star Mandy Patinkin pleas for refugees
Emmy and Tony Award winning actor Mandy Patinkin used his Walk of Fame star dedicating ceremony in Hollywood Monday to make an impassioned speech calling for respect and dignity for refugees
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VOPICD : War in Afghanistan or bitter life in Pakistan: refugees choic
Pakistan has increasingly put Afghan refugees in the crosshairs in recent weeks claiming that militants hide in camps and calling for all refugees to be repatriated as part of a campaign to eliminate extremism
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CLEAN : Thousands rally for African migrants in Israel
Thousands of Israelis and African migrants rallied Saturday in Tel Aviv against a controversial policy of expelling or imprisoning African migrants
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CLEAN : War in Afghanistan or bitter life in Pakistan: refugees choic
Pakistan has increasingly put Afghan refugees in the crosshairs in recent weeks claiming that militants hide in camps and calling for all refugees to be repatriated as part of a campaign to eliminate extremism
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UN launches emergency appeal for Palestinians; Ramallah protest
Palestinian refugees protested outside the Palestinian prime minister's office on Tuesday over a reduction in services provided by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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UN special envoy Angelina Jolie visits Zaatari refugee camp
UN SPECIAL ENVOY ANGELINA JOLIE VISITS ZAATARI REFUGEE CAMP
UNHCR Special Envoy and actress Angelina Jolie visited the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan Sunday (28 JAN. 2018) and called for a political solution to end the...
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Israel reaches deal to resettle African migrants
Israel said on Monday it had reached an agreement with the United Nations to scrap its contested plans to deport African asylum seekers and will resettle many of them in Western countries instead.
Prime Minister Benjamin...
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Syrian-American Hopes US Hits Assad Hard
A Syrian-American activist from Aleppo says the latest suspected chemical weapons attack on Douma gives the United States an opportunity to "show the regime that what they're doing is wrong."
Kinda Hibrawi spoke to the...
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VOICED : Migration the hot topic ahead of Germany state election
There's barely a refugee to be seen on the streets of north eastern Germany but in campaigning for Sunday's regional election they feature everywhere particularly at rallies of the populist anti migrant AfD party
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CLEAN : US top asylum seekers destination in OECD in 2017
The United States facing massive controversy over immigration received more asylum requests than any other developed nation in 2017 overtaking Germany the OECD says in a report published Wednesday
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Switzerland agrees to return stolen public funds to Kenya
Swiss President Alain Berset met Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday for a two-day official visit to boost bilateral relations between the two countries.
The presidents will be joined by their respective delegations...
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Economy in "state of fragility" says World Bank
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A senior World Bank official has said Lebanon's economy is fragile.
The organisation's regional vice president wants to see better use of money earmarked for investments that could help the country's...
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CLEAN : S. Sudan doctor wins UN refugee prize
A South Sudanese doctor Evan Atar Adaha who runs an overcrowded hospital with a dimly lit surgical theatre and no regular supply of general anaesthetics on Tuesday won the UN refugee agency's prestigious Nansen award
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Syrian refugee says hopes of new life in US dashed by Trump travel ban
A Syrian refugee who had been tapped for possible resettlement in the United States says his hopes have been dashed for good, after the US Supreme Court decided to uphold the Trump administration's travel ban for Syria and four other...