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UN raises number of uprooted in Georgia to 192,000

AP — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:57:55 +0000

An estimated 192,000 people were uprooted in the August fighting over South Ossetia, but 68,000 are already back home, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.

Georgian refugees look to US for hope, relief aid

AP — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:57:51 +0000

Some 240 war refugees are crammed into a former office building and there’s no running water, but otherwise things are fine, a Georgian refugee told U.S. officials Thursday at a makeshift...

Group says life not improving for tent camp Iraqis

AP — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:33:44 +0000

The world’s migration body said Friday that daily life has improved little for thousands of Iraqis living in tent camps, despite a slowdown in the number of people in Iraq being...

Group says displacement of Iraqis has slowed

AP — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:32:50 +0000

The International Organization for Migration says the displacement of people in Iraq has slowed to a trickle this year and that some of the country’s 2.8 million uprooted have been encouraged to go home.But the 122-nation body says in a...

100,000 displaced Kenyans return home

AP — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:22:40 +0000

About 100,000 people displaced by postelection violence in Kenya have returned home this month despite threats of attacks, an official said Friday.No serious incidents were reported and security personnel are in place, Internal Security Minister...

Witnesses say Kenya police emptying refugee camp

AP — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:14:36 +0000

Kenyan officials backed by armed police are forcing thousands of Kenyans displaced by postelection violence to leave a refugee camp, a resident and an international aid worker said Wednesday.The head of Doctors Without Borders, Remi Carrier, said...

Displacement of Iraqis Takes Heavy Toll

AP — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:50:45 +0000

The killers were on the way, and Ahmed Hassan had only a few hours to save his family.On this day, Aug. 6, 2006, at least 22 Iraqis would die in rising sectarian violence. Hassan, his wife and their children would survive, but at a cost: They would...

Romney Wants Help for Displaced Workers

AP — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:47:13 +0000

Republican Mitt Romney said Friday he wants to help displaced workers with special accounts they can use to pay for more education and training.Romney’s plan is part of a free trade proposal he’s touting this week. In it, he seeks more...

Water rage finally settles but Jakarta fears disease

Pankaj — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:47:26 +0000

The worst floods to hit Indonesia for 30 years have left much of the capital, Jakarta, under water. Roads in and out of the city have been made impassable and there are fears that food stocks are running low. Though thousands of residents of...

Katrina victims in immediate need of mental counseling and medical attention

Pratyush — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 08:24:04 +0000

A study is conducted on families displaced by Hurricane Katrina. It provides a grim portrait of the hurricane’s effects on some of the poorest victim. 34 percent of displaced children suffer from conditions like asthma, anxiety and...