Refugee Camps
Refugee Camps
A refugee camp is a temporary camp built to receive refugees. Hundreds of thousands or even millions of people may live in any one single camp. Usually they are built and run by a government, the United Nations, or international organizations, (such as the Red Cross) or NGOs. Refugee camps are generally set up in an impromptu fashion and designed to meet basic human needs for only a short time. Some refugee camps are dirty and unhygienic. If the return of... read more
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Thousands flee DR Congo violence
From Al Jazeera Dated 19 May 2012 Refugee camps in neighbouring countries "over-stretched and over-congested", UN officials say, as fighting continues.
Sudan: Imminent Rains Threaten to Bring Disease to Overcrowded Refugee Camps
From AllAfrica.com Dated 17 May 2012 [Christian Aid] Seasonal rains due in Sudan...
Rains cool off war in South Sudan (+video)
From Christian Science Monitor Dated 16 May 2012 The six month rainy season gives time for Sudan and South Sudan to make progress in resolving differences. But the wet weather will strain the sanitation systems in refugee camps.
Rains cool off war in South Sudan
From Christian Science Monitor Dated 16 May 2012 The six month rainy season gives time for Sudan and South Sudan to make progress in resolving differences. But the wet weather will strain the sanitation systems in refugee camps.
Syrian Kurds look to Iraq for safety
From Asia Times Online Dated 15 May 2012 Syrian Kurds in refugee camps in northern Iraq tell harrowing tales of being shot at while escaping and the brutality they faced as protests flared against the regime. Having fled years of discrimination, neglect and repression, many have left the...
Afghan Refugee Children Perish In Harsh Winter
From The Huffington Post Dated 10 May 2012 KABUL, Afghanistan -- After a harsh winter killed children in refugee camps around the Afghan capital and brought attention to poor conditions there, a new study by a French aid agency said the disaster was more extensive than originally thought,...
URDU #19: Bain Ul Aqwami Manzarnama
From UN Radio Dated 10 May 2012 1. ILO says number of people without jobs rising 2. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses Myanmar parliament , stresses elections and open government 3. Somalis fleeing drought now face flooding in refugee camps 4. People displaced by Sudan and South Sudan...
U.N.'s oldest refugee camps look at sensitive upgrades
From Big News Network Dated 9 May 2012 BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Three generations of Palestinians displaced by the founding of Israel in 1948 know only life in U.N. refugee camps, going to schools beneath the blue-and-white U.N. ...
U.N.'s oldest refugee camps look at sensitive upgrades
From Reuters Dated 9 May 2012 BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Three generations of Palestinians displaced by the founding of Israel in 1948 know only life in U.N. refugee camps, going to schools beneath the blue-and-white U.N. flag and drawing their food stocks from U.N. warehouses.
U.N.'s oldest refugee camps look at sensitive upgrades
From Reuters.co.uk Dated 9 May 2012 BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - Three generations of Palestinians displaced by the founding of Israel in 1948 know only life in U.N. refugee camps, going to schools beneath the blue-and-white U.N. flag and drawing their food stocks from U.N. warehouses....
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