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CRISIS IN DR CONGO
Fighting has now forced an additional 250,000 people from their homes.

 
SOUTH SUDAN RETURNING HOME APPEAL
When 17-year-old Simon stumbled across the Ugandan border, UNHCR was there.

 
SOMALIA EMERGENCY
Increasing violence and uncertainty in Somalia have caused a sharp rise in refugee numbers in Kenya.

 
GEORGIA OSSETIA APPEAL
The UN refugee agency is mounting an emergency airlift of relief supplies.

 
DARFUR/CHAD EMERGENCY
Over the past three years, nearly 200,000 innocent people have been killed - massacred, raped or become victims of disease. Two million have been forced from their homes, including the 220,000 Sudanese refugees who have fled across the border into Chad.

 
IRAQ APPEAL
The humanitarian situation in Iraq continues to be dire. UNHCR estimates there are some 2.0 million Iraqis displaced internally, and up to 2.2 million in neighboring states, particularly Syria and Jordan.

 
MALNUTRITION IN KENYA AND DARFUR
Currently, the three camps Ifo, Dagahaley and Hagadera are home to about 160,000 refugees.These camps have experienced a dramatic upsurge in malnutrition, particularly in young children.

 
AFGHAN SHELTER APPEAL
In 2007 UNHCR helped more than 350,000 Afghans return home. However this feat has been tempered by the harsh realities back in Afghanistan.

 
SAFE MOTHER & BABY APPEAL
Australia for UNHCR has launched its Safe Mother and Baby Program Appeal to make childbirth safer for refugee mothers and babies.

 
HELP STAMP OUT MALARIA TODAY
If untreated, 90% of all infected babies and toddlers perish within just 48 hours of developing their first signs of fever. Right now the UN Refugee Agency is preparing to launch a major operation to cut the malaria death toll.

 
CLEAN WATER FOR AFRICA
Clean safe drinking water is said to be more precious than diamonds in Africa. Every 8 seconds a child dies as a result of water borne disease. Lack of clean safe water means refugees often have to travel for hours and sometimes days to collect water.

 
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$50 a month for 1 year can build a complete home for a returning refugee
$90 a month for 1 year can purchase an emergency health kit to meet the medical needs of 10,000 displaced people for one month
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