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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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Background

•  Afghan turmoil

•  Somalia in turmoil

•  Central African Republic troubles

•  Climate change

•  Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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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
  • A day in the life of a 12-year-old in a Darfur camp in interview with Oxfam's Alun McDonald
  • 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
  • Iraqi musician raises $24,000 for UNHCR refugee work

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  • SOMALIA: Northern Mogadishu IDPs at the mercy of the elements
  • Afghanistan and Iraq drive up global refugee toll
  • LEBANON: "Lost generation" of Iraqi refugee children
  • Kiribati looks for climate help from Australia

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    Topics

    •  Refugees & displacement

    •  Climate change

    •  Disaster risk reduction

    •  Politics of Aid

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    Emergencies

    •  Colombia displacement

    •  Iraq in turmoil

    •  Afghan turmoil

    •  Central African Republic troubles

    •  Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    •  Somalia troubles

    •  Chad troubles

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    Background information

    Briefings

    Topics
    Refugees & displacement Climate change Disaster risk reduction Politics of Aid
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