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Mali:
U.S. Commits 10 Million for Refugees As Intervention Talk Builds
IPS, 13 July 2012
President Barack Obama on Thursday authorised the release of 10 million dollars in emergency funding to help with the refugee crisis stemming from continued violence in northern… Read more »
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Mali:
Peacemakers Grapple With Complex Crisis
UNIRIN, 11 July 2012
After a military coup toppled president Amadou Toumani Touré and rebels took control of northern Mali, regional negotiators are now grappling with a complex political and… Read more »
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Mauritania:
Sharp Increase in Malian Refugee Arrivals, Critical Low Funding Levels
UNHCR, 10 July 2012
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 10 July 2012, at the Palais des Nations… Read more »
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Mali:
Operations to Help Displaced Malians Threatened By Low Funding
UN News, 10 July 2012
The operation to support Malian refugees is threatened by a critically low level of funding, the UN refugee agency said today, adding that it and its partners are struggling to… Read more »
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Mali:
Security Council Declares Crisis a Threat to West African Peace
UN, 6 July 2012
Condemning the March seizure of power by some members of the armed forces in Mali, as well as human rights violations by rebels in the north of the Sahelian country, the Security… Read more »
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Mali:
Thousands Swell Mauritanian Refugee Camp
UNIRIN, 3 July 2012
M'bera, a refugee camp in scrubland on the border with Mali, came into being just five months ago; it is now Mauritania's fourth largest town, prompting (at least superficial)… Read more »
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West Africa:
Aid Agencies Struggle With Sahel Crisis
Refugees International, 26 June 2012
Refugees International (RI) is disturbed by the meager international response to the recent influx of Malian refugees into neighboring countries. Read more »
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Mali:
North Faces Silent Crisis
African Arguments, 15 June 2012
While all eyes are on the ongoing political stalemate in Bamako, and the growing radicalism of groups such as Ansar Dine, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and MUJAO (Movement for… Read more »
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Mali:
UN Refugee Agency Says Funding Shortfall Threatens Aid Operation
UNHCR, 15 June 2012
The UN refugee agency warned on Friday that a lack of funds is seriously threatening its efforts to help more than 300,000 Malians uprooted by conflict and insecurity in the north… Read more »
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Mali:
Shortage of Funds Threatens UNHCR Operations for Displaced
UNHCR, 15 June 2012
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 15 June 2012, at the Palais des Nations… Read more »
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West Africa:
UN Agency Warns of Catastrophe Without Massive Aid Scale-Up for Displaced Malians
UN News, 14 June 2012
The United Nations refugee agency is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe unless there is a massive scale-up in responding to the needs of 320,000 people who have been displaced… Read more »
