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May 22, 2013 - 
Al Jazeera
Syria strife sends Somali refugees on the run

Many Somalis are being forced to flee conflict again, years after having sought refuge in Syria from civil war back home.

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May 21, 2013 - 
Voice of America
Emergency Response Grows in Chad

Emergency water supplies are being rushed to southeastern Chad where about 50-thousand people have fled fighting in Sudan’s Darfur region. Several Arab tribes have been battling for control of mining operations there.

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May 17, 2013 - 
CNN
A risk that paid off: Students scarred by war earn college degrees

Mireille Kibibi's march to the graduation stage at Berry College was tough -- laden with the burdens of war.

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May 12, 2013 - 
The Seattle Times
Bhutanese community celebrates in South King County

Members of the Nepali-speaking, Bhutanese community celebrated Hemlata Pokhrel's marriage to Sashi Dhakal in the Hindu faith and tradition.  The couple met while attending school in the refugee camps in Nepal.  

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May 11, 2013 - 
The Daily Progress
Festival of Cultures celebrates area's diversity

For a few moments in Lee Park on Saturday morning, it seemed as though the skilled hands of the Morro Azul Samba School percussion ensemble had cultivated world peace.

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May 7, 2013 - 
Arrive Magazine
Setting Down New Roots

The International Rescue Committee, the brainchild of Albert Einstein, helps refugees rebuild their lives in America -- and learn a whole new world of food.

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May 7, 2013 - 
BBC News
In pictures: Surviving camp life in Mogadishu

After more than two decades of civil war, Somalia’s capital is enjoying a sense of relative calm. But Mogadishu is still struggling to recover from the fighting. Compounding the challenge are the tens of thousands of people who have fled south-central Somalia to live in squalid camps in the city. 

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April 30, 2013 - 
The Guardian
Humanitarian workers unprepared for decades of conflict, warns UNHCR

The UN high commissioner for refugees has warned that the world is standing on the precipice of a global humanitarian crisis, one that the international community is unprepared and ill-equipped to face.

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