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South Sudan: Better access to water at South Sudan refugee camp

Source: British Red CrossCountry: South Sudan, SudanA three-month emergency programme to improve living conditions at the Batil refugee camp in South Sudan has successfully increased residents’ access...

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Mali: West Africa update: Supporting people affected by Mali conflict

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, SenegalThis week sees the closure of our West Africa Food Crisis Appeal. However, with access to food remaining difficult – and conflict in...

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Burundi: Cholera threatens displaced Burundian refugees

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burundi, United Republic of TanzaniaBurundian refugees are facing serious health risks as they return home, having had their refugee status revoked by the Tanzanian...

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Jordan: Number of Syrian refugees likely to be higher than 1 million, says...

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicThe real numbers of refugees who have fled Syria are likely to be higher than the 1 million estimate, says the British Red Cross.Pete...

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Jordan: Approaching summer and Syrian refugee influx add to Jordan’s water...

Source: British Red Cross, OxfamCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicJordan's water supply system, already under severe strain, is being stretched to the limit by the large influx of refugees fleeing...

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Jordan: Syrian refugees in Jordan: Waiting for the Syria conflict to end

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicThis is a guest blog by Julia Brothwell, a member of our disaster management team who recently returned from Jordan.As news broke that one...

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Jordan: Syria conflict: cash grants to refugees in Jordan bring hope

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab RepublicMohammed and his six children have recently arrived in the Ajloun governorate of Jordan, 47 miles north-west of Amman. The 33-year-old...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Desperate need for more Syria aid says British Red Cross

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, TurkeyThe British Red Cross expressed their concern today [7 June 2013] as both the UN and International Federation of the Red...

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World: Interactive timeline: Our long history of helping refugees

Source: British Red CrossCountry: WorldFor over a century, the British Red Cross has been helping protect and support people in the UK and abroad who have been forced to leave their country fearing...

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Kenya: Dadaab refugee camp: Waiting to go home

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Kenya, SomaliaThis is a guest blog by Sir Nicholas Young, chief executive of the British Red Cross, who recently visited the Red Cross programme at Dadaab refugee camp...

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Ethiopia: How we helped Sudanese refugees

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Ethiopia, SudanAn influx of Sudanese refugees into Ethiopia in 2011 prompted an emergency appeal as the government and aid agencies struggled to cope with the sudden...

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Red Cross ready to...

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland29 January 2014For further information contact: Nichola Jones 0207 877 7618/...

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Cameroon: The uncertain fate of refugees fleeing violence in Central African...

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Cameroon, Central African RepublicThousands of men, women and children, jam-packed into freight trucks and covered in dust arrive in east Cameroon, fleeing the raging...

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South Sudan: South Sudan Crisis Appeal launched

Source: British Red CrossCountry: South SudanThe British Red Cross is today launching an appeal to help thousands of people affected by the conflict in South Sudan.Fighting has engulfed the world’s...

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Lebanon: Lebanon’s Syrian Refugees: Cash grants to help the most vulnerable

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab RepublicWith the conflict in Syria into its fourth year, well over a million Syrians have now fled across the border into neighbouring Lebanon....

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Syrian Arab Republic: Knitting, Sewing and Weaving an Independent Life

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicHow can making a scarf, belt or bag help someone stand on their own feet? Just ask the women learning craft skills at a project in Dwailaa,...

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World: Disrupted Flight - The Realities of Separated Refugee Families in the EU

Source: British Red Cross, European Council on Refugees and ExilesCountry: WorldExcessive red tape prevents refugees from reuniting with their familiesECRE and the Red Cross EU Office, along with...

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Syrian Arab Republic: Urgent call for funds to respond to severe winter...

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Iraq, Syrian Arab RepublicThe British Red Cross is calling for funds for their Iraq and Syria Crisis appeals as refugees and displaced people suffer in tented camps...

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Niger: Acute food shortages hit countries in Africa’s Sahel region

Source: British Red CrossCountry: Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, NigeriaThe British Red Cross has pledged more than half a million pounds to help...

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Poor health, no wealth,...

Source: British Red CrossCountry: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, WorldRecord number of UK asylum seekers destituteMore than 9,000 asylum seekers were left destitute last year,...

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