24 ordspråk av Jennifer Pagonis
Jennifer Pagonis
As media and the humanitarian community focus on the spreading drought in the Horn of Africa, UN humanitarian agencies are concerned that more attention is needed to highlight the persistent problems faced by the world's refugees – most of them in Africa.
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Chad has been very generous in accepting the refugees and working with us ... We certainly hope that good cooperation will continue.
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He seemed very interested in our work.
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In total, about half a million Angolans are estimated to have repatriated, with or without UNHCR assistance, since the April 2002 cease-fire that brought to an end Angola's 27-year civil war.
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It's for her own security and the security of the refugees. That's the only way she can have direct contact with people and hear their stories.
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Local Chadian residents throughout the region are now telling our staff on the ground that they are very frightened, and that if humanitarian agencies were ever forced to withdraw from the area, they too would have to move in search of a safer haven.
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Many who flee do not register with the UNHCR and often cross back to their homeland when they feel it is again safe to do so,
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On Thursday, we heard from the Palestinian community in Baghdad that reportedly over 100 families had received written death threats and that many are in a state of shock and panic.
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She takes her work for us extremely seriously and that means a lot to her and the staff. She's a terrific goodwill ambassador who can help people understand the difficult life of a refugee.
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Some 3,500 Burundians have crossed the border since the start of the year and the numbers keep growing at an average rate of 100 new arrivals a day.
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Some areas need to be de-mined and there is a great lack of infrastructure. So far there is only limited capacity to take people back.
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Some of them were badly injured and are receiving medical assistance. One asylum-seeker died of wounds,
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That leaves us with a shortfall of $1.45 million, ... There are no signs that the refugees are intending to return home in the immediate future and it is crucial that donors respond to our request for funds to assist this population.
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That leaves us with a shortfall of $1.45 million. There are no signs that the refugees are intending to return home in the immediate future and it is crucial that donors respond to our request for funds to assist this population.
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There are visible cases of malnutrition among the new arrivals. A toddler died last week on arrival suffering from dehydration and three young children died in January from acute respiratory infection.
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