[IMC-Boston-Dispatch] Fwd: WORLD REFUGEE DAY - June 20

[Sofia JarrinT]

Great opportunity to do a big story on refugees...

IPS - Special <newsletter at ipsnews.net> wrote: To: sofiajt at yahoo.com
From: IPS - Special <newsletter at ipsnews.net>
Subject: WORLD REFUGEE DAY - June 20
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:18:22 -0700

 WORLD REFUGEE DAY - June 20
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Wars -- international and civil -- have forced millions of people from their homes, communities and livelihoods. According to UNHCR, the number of refugees in the world has increased for the first time since 2002, mostly due to the war in Iraq. The total under the UN agency's mandate rose 14 percent last year to almost 10 million people.
Other crises, such as drought and natural disasters, are expected to continue to drive up the number of refugees around the globe.

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COSTA RICA: Sanctuary for Colombian Refugees 
     Daniel Zueras
SAN JOSÉ - People fleeing Colombia receive protection and assistance in Costa Rica. But integration is difficult, and the refugees continue to face threats from paid killers sent from the war-torn country they fled.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38234

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CLIMATE CHANGE: U.N. Braces for New Breed of Refugees 
     Thalif Deen
UNITED NATIONS - As the international community continues to express fears over the potentially devastating impact of global warming worldwide, there is also growing concern over the steady increase in a new category of displaced persons: environmental refugees.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37860

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IRAN: Afghan Refugees - Pawns in Standoff with West 
     Analysis by Kimia Sanati
TEHRAN - As the Iranian regime firmly implements a plan to repatriate the bulk of an estimated one million Afghan refugees living illegally on its soil, it is apparent that the move is aimed at embarrassing the West over its failures in the region. 
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37727

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LEBANON: Refugee Resentment Simmers as Fighting Escalates 
     Jackson Allers
BADDAWI CAMP - Fighting escalated in early June in Lebanon as the Sunni Islamic group Jund al Asham attacked army positions outside Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, Ain al-Hilweh, in the south.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=38028

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SRI LANKA: War Refugees Stressed by Mass Resettlement 
     Amantha Perera
COLOMBO - An army-supervised mass resettlement plan underway for more than 100,000 people, displaced by fierce battles with Tamil rebels in eastern Batticaloa district, may be causing new problems for the refugees rather than solving existing ones, say volunteers. 
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37920

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IRAQ: The Hidden Face of the War
     Gustavo Capdevila
GENEVA - The United Nations was able, at least for a few hours, to draw public attention away from the bombings and attacks that have become routine in Iraq and direct it towards another, equally painful, aspect of the conflict -- the humanitarian crisis suffered by nearly four million refugees and internally displaced persons.
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37399

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U.S.: A Lifetime in Limbo 
     Ngoc Nguyen
SAN FRANCISCO - Nhan (not his real name) fled Vietnam by boat in 1980. He left his wife, child and parents behind to come to the United States in search of freedom and a better life, and hoped to someday be able to sponsor his family to come over as well.
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37954

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SERBIA: Quiet Welcome of Foreigners Belies Insular Image 
     Vesna Peric Zimonjic
BELGRADE - Serbia may be viewed by some as intolerant and somewhat nationalistic due to its role in the wars of disintegration of former Yugoslavia, but many of the people arriving from distant foreign lands are finding a hospitable home here. 
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=37976

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