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China Donates $1 Million Towards Food Aid For War-Stricken Syrians
China has donated $1 million in aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria to purchase food for the war-stricken Syrians, the Chinese Embassy in Syria has said.
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What We Know About The Murder Of British Lawmaker
Jo Cox, a British member of parliament who campaigned for the country to stay in the EU and more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a brutal street attack on Thursday.
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Camps Full As Tens Of Thousands Flee Regime In Syria's Aleppo
Camps for the displaced along Syria's border with Turkey are at full capacity, aid workers say, as tens of thousands flee a major government offensive in Aleppo province.
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Turkey Sends In Aid For Stranded Syrian Refugees
Turkish humanitarian groups set up camps in Syria and sent in truckloads of aid Monday for tens of thousands of people stranded on the border after fleeing a Russia-backed regime offensive on the northern region of Aleppo.
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In Canada, First-Of-Its-Kind Website Matches Syrian Refugees To Would-Be Sponsors
Syrian refugees can be matched with Canadians keen to help them rebuild their lives under a new initiative that aims to aid some of the millions of Syrians uprooted from their war-torn homeland.
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Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Discuss Aid For Syrian Refugees: White House
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the refugee crisis in Europe during a phone call on Thursday and agreed an upcoming donors' conference in London would be a chance to galvanize global efforts on the issue, the White House said.
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Contentious Syrian Refugee Measure Likely To Die In US Congress
Republican-backed legislation that would slow the entry of Syrian refugees into the United States will not be included in a must-pass spending bill and is likely to die in Congress, lawmakers and aides said on Tuesday, as they rushed to finalise the funding measure.
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European Union, Turkey Agree 3 Billion Euro Aid Deal To Stem Migrant Crisis: Donald Tusk
The European Union and Turkey agreed on a deal to stem the migrant crisis, including a three-billion-euro ($3.2-billion) aid package for Syrian refugees in Turkey, EU president Donald Tusk said after a summit in Brussels on Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Says 3 Billion Euro European Union Aid for Turkey in Discussion
European Union states are considering financial aid to Turkey of some 3 billion euros to help it keep Syrian refugees on its soil and discourage them from pouring into Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
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G7, Gulf States Pledge $1.8 Billion for United Nations Refugee Aid
The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.
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Greece Seeks European Union Aid as it Struggles to Cope With Migrant Crisis
Greece asked the European Union for aid on Monday to prevent it being overwhelmed by refugees, as a minister said arrivals on Lesbos had swollen to three times as many as the island could handle.
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World Food Programme Forced to Cut Food Aid for Syrian Refugees by Half
The U.N. World Food Programme has cut by half the amount of food assistance it can give to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon due to lack of funds, the agency said on Friday.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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Syria: UN Extends Monitoring for Aid Convoys
The UN Security Council was set to adopt a resolution today to keep in place permission for UN convoys to cross Syrian borders to deliver desperately-needed aid, diplomats said.
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UN Asks People to Give $1 Each for Syrian Refugees
The World Food Program launched an unusual campaign on Wednesday to raise $1 contributions from 64 million people around the world so it can restore food vouchers to Syrian refugees who won't be getting any UN help in December.
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China Donates $1 Million Towards Food Aid For War-Stricken Syrians
China has donated $1 million in aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) in Syria to purchase food for the war-stricken Syrians, the Chinese Embassy in Syria has said.
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What We Know About The Murder Of British Lawmaker
Jo Cox, a British member of parliament who campaigned for the country to stay in the EU and more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a brutal street attack on Thursday.
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Camps Full As Tens Of Thousands Flee Regime In Syria's Aleppo
Camps for the displaced along Syria's border with Turkey are at full capacity, aid workers say, as tens of thousands flee a major government offensive in Aleppo province.
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Turkey Sends In Aid For Stranded Syrian Refugees
Turkish humanitarian groups set up camps in Syria and sent in truckloads of aid Monday for tens of thousands of people stranded on the border after fleeing a Russia-backed regime offensive on the northern region of Aleppo.
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In Canada, First-Of-Its-Kind Website Matches Syrian Refugees To Would-Be Sponsors
Syrian refugees can be matched with Canadians keen to help them rebuild their lives under a new initiative that aims to aid some of the millions of Syrians uprooted from their war-torn homeland.
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Barack Obama, Angela Merkel Discuss Aid For Syrian Refugees: White House
President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the refugee crisis in Europe during a phone call on Thursday and agreed an upcoming donors' conference in London would be a chance to galvanize global efforts on the issue, the White House said.
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Contentious Syrian Refugee Measure Likely To Die In US Congress
Republican-backed legislation that would slow the entry of Syrian refugees into the United States will not be included in a must-pass spending bill and is likely to die in Congress, lawmakers and aides said on Tuesday, as they rushed to finalise the funding measure.
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European Union, Turkey Agree 3 Billion Euro Aid Deal To Stem Migrant Crisis: Donald Tusk
The European Union and Turkey agreed on a deal to stem the migrant crisis, including a three-billion-euro ($3.2-billion) aid package for Syrian refugees in Turkey, EU president Donald Tusk said after a summit in Brussels on Sunday.
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Angela Merkel Says 3 Billion Euro European Union Aid for Turkey in Discussion
European Union states are considering financial aid to Turkey of some 3 billion euros to help it keep Syrian refugees on its soil and discourage them from pouring into Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.
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G7, Gulf States Pledge $1.8 Billion for United Nations Refugee Aid
The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.
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Greece Seeks European Union Aid as it Struggles to Cope With Migrant Crisis
Greece asked the European Union for aid on Monday to prevent it being overwhelmed by refugees, as a minister said arrivals on Lesbos had swollen to three times as many as the island could handle.
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World Food Programme Forced to Cut Food Aid for Syrian Refugees by Half
The U.N. World Food Programme has cut by half the amount of food assistance it can give to hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon due to lack of funds, the agency said on Friday.
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UN Supplies Aid to 500 Evacuees from Damascus Camp
The UN agency responsible for Palestinian refugees said it had provided urgent supplies on Monday to around 500 civilians who have fled fighting in a Damascus camp that Islamic State has been battling to seize from rival insurgents.
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Syria: UN Extends Monitoring for Aid Convoys
The UN Security Council was set to adopt a resolution today to keep in place permission for UN convoys to cross Syrian borders to deliver desperately-needed aid, diplomats said.
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UN Asks People to Give $1 Each for Syrian Refugees
The World Food Program launched an unusual campaign on Wednesday to raise $1 contributions from 64 million people around the world so it can restore food vouchers to Syrian refugees who won't be getting any UN help in December.
