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UNHCR: Refugees struggle to find shelter
The Lebanon Daily StarA recent increase in rents has made it harder for Syrian refugees to find shelter in Lebanon, UNHCR said Friday in its weekly update. With over 474,000 Syrians now registered or awaiting registration with the United Nations agency, affordable shelter is...Tags: United Nations, Politics, Lebanon, Beirut (Lebanon)
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Summer brings new health concerns for refugees
The Lebanon Daily StarThere is a growing risk of outbreaks of bacterial infections, including typhoid fever and possibly even cholera, among Syrian refugees living in poor sanitary conditions, medical workers warned, as Lebanon's imminent summer ushers in swelteringly hot...Tags: Hepatitis A , Diarrhea, Weather Reports, Communicable Diseases, United Nations
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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million - UNHCR
ReutersGENEVA, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has surpassed 1.5 million, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. "The fact that more than 1.5 million have registered or have appointments...Tags: United Nations, Politics
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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million: UNHCR
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1.5 million people have fled Syria as conditions there deteriorate rapidly, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. The exodus has accelerated over the past four months and the agency estimates that nearly 1...Tags: United Nations, Politics
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FACTBOX-Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
ReutersMay 17 (Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from...Tags: United Nations, Human Rights, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Factbox: Rising Syrian death toll, refugee wave
Reuters(Reuters) - Here is a look at the rising human cost of Syria's civil war: DEATH TOLL IN SYRIA - The United Nations said on May 15 the death toll in Syria from the two-year-old civil war is at least 80,000, an increase of about 10,000 from February 2013....Tags: United Nations, Human Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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'Jordan hosting largest number of registered Syrian refugees'
Jordan Times, AmmanJordan has received the largest influx of Syrian refugees compared with neighbouring states, the UN announced on Thursday, as hundreds of Syrians fled to the country. In a press statement issued on Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed that...Tags: Politics
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Graduates of vocational program look to brighter future
The Lebanon Daily StarRasha Abu Naaj hopes that her very first client will be a bride. The young Palestinian hairdresser, who graduated from a vocational training program Thursday, is about to open her own salon at her parents' home. "I will work from my parents' house until I...Tags: Science and Technology, Graduation, Politics, Lebanon, Beirut (Lebanon)
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UN human rights expert calls for close scrutiny of Eritrea
Sudan TribuneThe United Nations special rapporteur on Eritrea, Sheila B. Keetharuth, said the human rights situation in the reclusive Red Sea nation remained "unacceptable", calling for the country to be closely monitored. Keetharuth made the comments following a...Tags: Human Rights, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights, France
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Turkey's Gul says global response to Syria just talk
ReutersREYHANLI, Turkey (Reuters) - Turkey's President Abdullah Gul criticized the world's response to the Syria conflict on Thursday as limited to "rhetoric", saying his country had received little help in coping with a huge influx of Syrian refugees. Speaking...Tags: Explosions, United Nations, Politics, Bombings, Ankara (Turkey)
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US secretary of state to visit Amman next week
Jordan Times, AmmanAMMAN/WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State John Kerry will take part in a meeting of the so-called "Friends of Syria" group in Jordan next week, a US official confirmed Wednesday. "The secretary looks forward to attending," State Department spokesman...Tags: Heads of State, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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Thousands of Palestinians mark 65 years since displacement
ReutersRAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday during demonstrations to mark 65 years since what they call the Nakba (Catastrophe) when the creation of Israel's caused many to lose their...Tags: Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian National Authority, John Kerry, Religion and Belief, United Nations
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