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New DRC clashes force 35,000 from homes
BUKAVO, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 25 (UPI) -- Fresh violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province has prompted 35,000 people to leave their homes, a U.N. refugee agency says.
Wayuu people under threat in Colombia
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Violence in Colombia's northeast is forcing indigenous people to flee into neighboring Venezuela, prompting calls from the United Nations to secure the region.
Sudanese refugees evacuated from Iraq
TIMISOARA, Romania, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Sudanese refugees holed up in a desert camp in Iraq were evacuated to Romania, the U.N. agency for refugees reported Tuesday.
U.N.: Lord's Resistance Army slays 537
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Lord's Resistance Army rebels have killed 537 people and kidnapped 408 in the Democratic Republic of Congo since September, the United Nations says.
U.N. finds traumatized villagers in Congo
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Refugee relief workers who reached villages in Democratic Republic of the Congo demolished by Ugandan rebels say they found villagers shocked and traumatized.
U.N. holds meetings on food prices
BERN, Switzerland, April 28 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is holding emergency talks to discuss skyrocketing food costs around the world, the United Nations said.
Violence continues despite peace deal
SANAA, Yemen, April 22 (UPI) -- The United Nations says despite a peace agreement between the Yemen government and rebel forces, the security situation remains volatile in the country's north.
Repatriation stalled after dispute
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, April 15 (UPI) -- A dispute between tribes in Pakistan's North-West Frontier province has forced security authorities to enforce roadblocks stranding hundreds of Afghan refugees.
An estimated 3,000 refugees arrive in Chad
GENEVA, Swaziland, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- An estimated 3,000 additional Sudanese refugees arrived in Chad's Birak region, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees announced Friday.
Syria: Iraqi refugees can stay
DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- President Bashar Assad promised that no Iraqi refugees will be forced out of Syria while their country remains unsafe, the U.N. refugee chief said Friday.
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“ Prior to fleeing, a large portion of the population already spent months living in squalid conditions with insufficient food, shelter, proper water and sanitation, ”
U.N. agency says access to refugees better
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“ The increase can partly be attributed to higher numbers of asylum applications by citizens of Afghanistan, Somalia and other countries experiencing turmoil or conflict, ”
Iraq tops list of asylum seekers
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“ This is a difficult zone, dense jungle, full of anti-personnel mines and with very aggressive guerrillas who do not hesitate to attack the civilian population, ”
Witnesses: Colombians killed by rebels
United Press International
“ We very much regret the latest decision to forcibly return to Somalia the three wounded Somalis and call upon the Kenyan authorities to fully respect the principle of non-refoulement, as enshrined in the 1951 Geneva Convention and Kenya's own Refugees Act, ”
U.N. to Kenya: Stop forcing Somalis out
United Press International
“ We remain extremely concerned about the fate of residents who are now increasingly caught in a conflict zone near the borders of the DRC, the Central African Republic and Sudan, ”
U.N.: Lord's Resistance Army slays 537
United Press International
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