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First Female UN High Commissioner For Refugees Chief Dies At 92
The great-grand daughter of a pre-World War Two prime minister, Tsuyoshi Inukai, Sadako Ogata earned a doctoral degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and later served as Japan's special representative on Afghan reconstruction.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For End To Syrian war, Welcomes Syrian Campaigner To Britain
Nearly two years after they met in a refugee camp in Jordan, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday welcomed the Syrian schoolgirl activist Muzoon Almellehan to her new home in northern England.
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UNHCR to be Awarded 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 will be awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it was announced today.
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From Refugees to Anti-Nukes, Nobel Peace Prize Bets Are on
From the migrant crisis to the anti-nuclear camp, speculation is rife about who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with Angela Merkel and John Kerry among the names mentioned.
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Hungary Drops Controversial Border 'Transit Zone' Plan for Migrants
Hungary on Thursday backtracked on its proposal to establish controversial "transit zones" at its border with Serbia, where authorities had planned to hold asylum seekers while their applications were being processed.
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Amid Syrian Exodus, US to Take More Refugees
With the Syrian crisis threatening to overwhelm its allies in the Middle East and Europe, the United States was drawing up plans Wednesday to take in more desperate refugees.
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Australia to Take More Syrian Refugees, Wants 'Security Response'
Australia will accept more refugees from camps bordering Syria and Iraq and "is open" to providing more financial assistance, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday, while adding that a "strong security response" was needed for the region.
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Migrants Stream Into Austria Hoping to Move to Destination Germany
Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria Saturday, desperate to travel on to Germany after days of ugly standoffs with authorities in Budapest's train station that made headlines worldwide.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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Toddler's Drowning Sparks Surge of Donations Across Europe
Charities helping refugees saw a surge in donations Friday across Europe as people shocked by the heart-rending images of a drowned Syrian boy on a Turkish beach dug deep to help out.
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More Than 100,000 Asylum Seekers Enter Germany in August
A record 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany last month, a Bavarian official said on Wednesday, part of an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants straining the resources of German towns and villages.
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Toddler's Body Washes Up on Turkish Beach After 12 Syrian Migrants Drown
An image of a drowned toddler washed up on the beach in one of Turkey's prime tourist resorts swept across social media on Wednesday, after at least 12 presumed Syrian refugees died trying to reach the Greek island of Kos.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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Syrian Refugees Register on Greek Ship Docked at Kos
Scores of Syrian refugees who recently arrived on the Greek island of Kos began registering early Sunday on a ship sent by the government following tensions over a huge influx of arrivals.
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Greece Says Cannot Handle Migrants; UNHCR Calls Crisis 'Shameful'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.
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First Female UN High Commissioner For Refugees Chief Dies At 92
The great-grand daughter of a pre-World War Two prime minister, Tsuyoshi Inukai, Sadako Ogata earned a doctoral degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and later served as Japan's special representative on Afghan reconstruction.
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Malala Yousafzai Calls For End To Syrian war, Welcomes Syrian Campaigner To Britain
Nearly two years after they met in a refugee camp in Jordan, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday welcomed the Syrian schoolgirl activist Muzoon Almellehan to her new home in northern England.
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UNHCR to be Awarded 2015 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2015 will be awarded to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), it was announced today.
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From Refugees to Anti-Nukes, Nobel Peace Prize Bets Are on
From the migrant crisis to the anti-nuclear camp, speculation is rife about who will win the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, with Angela Merkel and John Kerry among the names mentioned.
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Hungary Drops Controversial Border 'Transit Zone' Plan for Migrants
Hungary on Thursday backtracked on its proposal to establish controversial "transit zones" at its border with Serbia, where authorities had planned to hold asylum seekers while their applications were being processed.
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Amid Syrian Exodus, US to Take More Refugees
With the Syrian crisis threatening to overwhelm its allies in the Middle East and Europe, the United States was drawing up plans Wednesday to take in more desperate refugees.
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Australia to Take More Syrian Refugees, Wants 'Security Response'
Australia will accept more refugees from camps bordering Syria and Iraq and "is open" to providing more financial assistance, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday, while adding that a "strong security response" was needed for the region.
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Migrants Stream Into Austria Hoping to Move to Destination Germany
Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria Saturday, desperate to travel on to Germany after days of ugly standoffs with authorities in Budapest's train station that made headlines worldwide.
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Hungary Lays on Buses for Refugees Walking to Austria
Hungary late Friday laid on buses to ferry hundreds of desperate refugees who had set off on foot for the Austrian border after being stranded for days in Budapest's main railway station.
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Toddler's Drowning Sparks Surge of Donations Across Europe
Charities helping refugees saw a surge in donations Friday across Europe as people shocked by the heart-rending images of a drowned Syrian boy on a Turkish beach dug deep to help out.
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More Than 100,000 Asylum Seekers Enter Germany in August
A record 104,460 asylum seekers arrived in Germany last month, a Bavarian official said on Wednesday, part of an unprecedented wave of refugees and migrants straining the resources of German towns and villages.
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Toddler's Body Washes Up on Turkish Beach After 12 Syrian Migrants Drown
An image of a drowned toddler washed up on the beach in one of Turkey's prime tourist resorts swept across social media on Wednesday, after at least 12 presumed Syrian refugees died trying to reach the Greek island of Kos.
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Ferry Packed With Syrian Refugees Heads for Greek Mainland
A passenger ship carrying hundreds of Syrian refugees was heading to the Greek mainland from islands in the Aegean Sea on Wednesday amid confusion over its final destination and the fate of passengers.
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Syrian Refugees Register on Greek Ship Docked at Kos
Scores of Syrian refugees who recently arrived on the Greek island of Kos began registering early Sunday on a ship sent by the government following tensions over a huge influx of arrivals.
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Greece Says Cannot Handle Migrants; UNHCR Calls Crisis 'Shameful'
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with them alone.
