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displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
serves and protects uprooted people: refugees, internally
displaced persons and migrants, regardless of faith, ethnicity or nationality.
Sudan    Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban is awarded UN prize for his peace-building efforts in SudanGENEVA, 4 March 2013 (ICMC) – Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban from South Sudan was named winner of a United Nations peace prize this year in recognition of his efforts to build trust among warring communities in the conflict-torn region. Bishop Emeritus Taban last week received the 2013 prize from UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for his work at the Holy Trinity Peace Village in Kuron, in the east of South Sudan. Created in 2005, the village brings together people from different tribes and faiths who have been in conflict for years.Read more<  Palestinian refugees arrive in Romania en route to resettlementTIMISOARA, Romania - 59 Palestinian refugees have been evacuated to Romania from the Al Waleed desert camp in Iraq.Read more<  New Guidelines to Improve Psychological and Social Assistance in EmergenciesInternational humanitarian agencies have agreed on a new set of guidelines to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of survivors as part of the response to conflict or disaster.Read more<  |
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