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The sharp increase in the number of Iraqi asylum seekers in 2006 is significant when set against the general downward trend in the total number of asylum applications in industrialized countries, UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR spokesman Ron Redmond told a news briefing
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in Geneva. But
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he noted that the number paled when put beside the vast majority of uprooted Iraqis who remain in the Middle East 鈥?an estimated 1.9 million within the country and some 2 million primarily in neighbouring countries such as Syria and Jordan. Overall statistics for the industrialized countries showed that some 300,000 applications for refugee status were submitted last year, 10 per cent fewer than in 2005. After having been the s
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econd largest recipient of new asylum seekers in 2004 and 2005, the United States was again the main country of destination. France, which had been the leading destination in 2005, saw a sharp decrease of 39 per cent in asylum applications last year. An estimated 51,000 Lwnw UN appeals for $32 million of aid for Grenada as it recovers from Hurricane Ivan
According to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR , to date, 259,132 people have fled the country, and we are planning our humanitarian response based on a figure of some 330,000 refugees by year s en
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d. In spite of the increasing difficulty in crossing borders, people continue to arrive in neighbouring countries with reports of human rights abuses in Burundi that include torture, sexual violence, arbitrary detention and extortion.Speaking from the Palais des Nations, UNHCR spokesperson Leo Dobbs said that continuing
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international support is needed to help ease the tension and
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encourage an inclusive dialogue. With mass returns not currently expected soon, UNHCR will in the coming year put greater emphasis on education for children and youth, and encourage refugees to become self-sufficient at a time when budget shortfalls are leading to cuts in some assistance. UNHCR noted that it is seeking almost $175.1 million for its Burundi crisis operations this year, yet