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NEWS ABOUT: displaced persons

displaced persons stories: 4 news summaries
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240 Dead, 375K in Shelters After Philippines Floods

Minister appeals for more international help as toll continues to rise

Sep 28, 09 9:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least 240 people are now confirmed dead in flooding in the Philippines after more than 90 new deaths were reported in Manila. Moreover, 375,000 have been displaced by the disaster, more than double earlier official figures. As government officials appeal for international help, a BBC correspondent says getting... More »

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flooding • Philippines • displaced persons • disaster • search and rescue • refugees

 Thousands Flee 
 Sri Lanka Fighting 

Rebels given 24 hours to surrender as civilians pour out of last Tiger stronghold

Apr 20, 09 6:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 25,000 civilians have fled the Tamil Tigers' last stronghold in Sri Lanka as the government prepares its final push to end the civil war, reports the BBC. Tens of thousands of civilians remain in the densely packed coastal strip, which was originally set up as a safe... More »

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Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • surrender • displaced persons

UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

Insular state disappoints would-be donors; 1.5M could be affected

May 8, 08 4:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials the world over are expressing dismay at Burma's apparent disinterest in swift international aid to victims of the devastating cyclone that has 1 million homeless and perhaps more than 100,000 dead, Reuters reports. The US ambassador to the UN said today he was “outraged by the slowness... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • relief • Myanmar • Burma • displaced persons • humanitarian aid • Cyclone Nargis

In Kenya, Annan Denounces Violent 'Abuses'

Former UN head finds crisis 'tragic'; dozens more deaths reported

Jan 26, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Kofi Annan, in Kenya to mediate a settlement to the brutal conflict rocking the country, condemned the "gross and systematic abuses of human rights"  he had seen on a tour of the country's worst flashpoints, the BBC reports. Dozens more gruesome deaths were reported today. Annan spoke of... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • Kofi Annan • Kenyan elections • Nakuru • displaced persons

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