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World Refugee Day 2008
20 Jun 2008
 Source: AlertNet
A refugee from Darfur stands outside a shelter at Djabal camp near Gos Beida in eastern Chad, June 19, 2008.
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A refugee from Darfur stands outside a shelter at Djabal camp near Gos Beida in eastern Chad, June 19, 2008.
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•  Israeli-Palestinian conflict

•  Climate change

•  Iraq in turmoil

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Blogs and reports from the field:

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  • Where are the world's hidden refugees? from Joel Charny of Refugees International
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  • How will the asylum system treat climate refugees? from Peter Kessler at UNHCR
  • MSF speaks out about life-risking sea journey of Somali and Ethiopian refugees
  • World Refugee Day: Reflections from Chad from Refugees International
  • Giving refugees a hand on Facebook
  • Refugees of a shattered east account for 50 percent of world's refugees from World Vision
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  • Kiribati looks for climate help from Australia

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