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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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Blogs and reports from the field:

  • Is anyone listening to Colombia's displaced Indians?
  • 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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  • HAVE YOUR SAY: Do rich countries have a duty to help climate refugees?

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  • "Invisible millions" from CAFOD in Colombia

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  • IRAQ: Refugees could fuel regional instability, experts say
  • 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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  • BRIEFING: Refugees and displacement - latest news, the big issues, unscrambling the definitions, and useful links

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