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World Bank proposes $150 mln loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank)...Tags: Politics, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, Economic Organization
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World Bank proposes $150 million loan to help Jordan with refugees
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank has proposed a $150 million loan for Jordan to help it with the cost of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria, Jordanian and World Bank board sources said on Wednesday. "The (World Bank) board...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), International Economic Institution, World Bank Group, International Organizations, John Kerry
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Stockholm riots challenge image of happy, generous state
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of youth have torched cars and attacked police in four nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to solve youth unemployment and...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Immigration, Financial Markets, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Finance
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World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on...Tags: Rwanda, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), World Bank Group, International Economic Institution, Uganda
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Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown since the crisis in Syria began more than two years ago, diplomats, activists and aid workers said on Tuesday. Jordan, due to host an...Tags: Politics, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Summer brings new health concerns for refugees
The Lebanon Daily StarThere is a growing risk of outbreaks of bacterial infections, including typhoid fever and possibly even cholera, among Syrian refugees living in poor sanitary conditions, medical workers warned, as Lebanon's imminent summer ushers in swelteringly hot...Tags: Weather Reports, Viral Diseases and Infections, Beirut (Lebanon), Communicable Diseases, Weather
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Wadi Khaled expects influx of refugees
The Lebanon Daily StarWADI KHALED, Lebanon -- As Syrian forces take measures to prevent rebel infiltration of Lebanon's northeastern border, municipal leaders in Wadi Khaled anticipate an influx of vulnerable Lebanese displaced from Syria's border villages. Since 2011, the...Tags: Government, Beirut (Lebanon), International Organizations, Business, Unemployment
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Eritrean youth face most harrowing atrocities: activist
Sudan TribuneRenowned Eritrean activist Meron Estefanos has told an international conference in Oslo that of all the atrocities taking place in the repressive Red Sea nation, the plight of its youth is the most harrowing. In an eloquent and quietly emotive speech at...Tags: Government, France, Criminals, Justice and Rights, Politics
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UNHCR: Refugees struggle to find shelter
The Lebanon Daily StarA recent increase in rents has made it harder for Syrian refugees to find shelter in Lebanon, UNHCR said Friday in its weekly update. With over 474,000 Syrians now registered or awaiting registration with the United Nations agency, affordable shelter is...Tags: Politics, United Nations, Beirut (Lebanon), Lebanon
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Refugees find freedom, fresh start in Spokane
The Spokesman-ReviewWith midnight approaching, three weary travelers shuffle down the ramp past airport security to the baggage claim. The 5-year-old girl grips her mother's hand and tries to hide behind her as a Middle Eastern woman greets them -- their only link to their...Tags: Immigration, Rebellions, Judaism, Rentals, Namibia
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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million - UNHCR
ReutersGENEVA, May 17 (Reuters) - The number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has surpassed 1.5 million, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. "The fact that more than 1.5 million have registered or have appointments...Tags: Politics, United Nations
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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million: UNHCR
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - More than 1.5 million people have fled Syria as conditions there deteriorate rapidly, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. The exodus has accelerated over the past four months and the agency estimates that nearly 1...Tags: Politics, United Nations
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