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UN refugee agency shocked at conditions at Greek detention facility

28 August 2009
The United Nations refugee agency said it was shocked by the conditions at a detention facility on the Greek island of Lesvos which was overcrowded and holding 200 unaccompanied children.

Refugee children winners in FC Barcelona, Manchester City football game – UN

24 August 2009
Refugee children were the winners in last week’s highly anticipated match-up between top football teams Manchester City and FC Barcelona, with the latter’s members sporting jerseys emblazoned with the logo of a campaign backed by the United Nations refugee agency.
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UN voices shock at reports of neglect from survivors of Mediterranean boat tragedy

21 August 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says it is shocked by the accounts heard from five Eritreans who are allegedly the sole survivors of a boat tragedy in the Mediterranean Sea in which some 75 others are feared to have perished.

Urgent aid needed for overcrowded Kenyan refugee camp, says top UN official

5 August 2009
The United Nations refugee chief has appealed for a massive injection of funds to help residents in Kenya’s sprawling and overcrowded Dadaab complex, which he described as “the most difficult camp situation in the world.”