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UN refugee agency seeks over $1 billion to aid 21 million people in 2007

DEC 11, 2006

11 December 2006 – The United Nations refugee agency today sought $1.06 billion, a slight decrease over this year’s initial global appeal, to assi...

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Somalia: IDP Fact Sheet

DEC 11, 2006

Somalia faces a massive chronic displacement situation compounded, in 2006, by layers of new forced population movements throughout the country. Some ...

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Somali government sounds alarm over fighting

DEC 11, 2006

MOGADISHU, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Somalia's Western-backed interim government sounded the alarm on Monday over recent clashes with Islamist rivals which i...

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Taking a step toward understanding

DEC 11, 2006

Facing a tide of immigrants flowing their way, Rochester and other small Midwest cities are reaching out to communicate with newcomers. But goodwill e...

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Youth want Miller's Time

DEC 10, 2006

Yetunde and Olakemi Villada will be holding Mayor David Miller to his promise to open doors of opportunity to all young Torontonians....

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Aid drops begin in flood-hit Africa

DEC 10, 2006

Relief aid packages have arrived in eastern Kenya, where severe flooding is threatening health....

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Calm returns in southern Somalia after days of pitched battles

DEC 10, 2006

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Calm has returned in southern Somalia after two days of deadly and escalating conflict between forces backing the weak government an...

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Somalia turmoil spills into South Africa

DEC 10, 2006

Somali refugees who have fled the violence in their country have setled in South Afrca. They've set up shops in townships, competing with local busine...

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President joins Somali clashes

DEC 09, 2006

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) - SOMALIA'S faltering government and powerful Islamists have overnight exchanged artillery fire for the second day near the g...

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Rivals gird for fresh clashes in southern Somalia

DEC 09, 2006

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Tension is high in southern Somalia as forces loyal to the powerful Islamists and Ethiopia-backed government troops reinforced defen...

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