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  Kennedy Honored as Champion for Refugees

  By Kendall Hunter | Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:59 AM ET

  legacy. If it inspires even a fraction of the service he gave to the world, we're movin' in the right direction. Photo courtesy Muffet vi Read More

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  Not Just Clowning Around

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:35 AM ET

  solidarity." In the DRC, about half the million internally displaced people (IDP) are children. Asuka Imai, a field officer at UNHCR Goma, told the UNHCR news agency during the clowns' second visit this year that laughter is powerful."Children who live in areas of crisis, such as conflict o Read More

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  Angelina Jolie Goes to Baghdad

  By David Jenison | Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:00 PM ET

  Jolie took time out to visit soldiers at Walter Reed Medical Center. Just a few weeks later, the popular actress went to Baghdad itself. Jolie, an UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, visited the wartorn country on Thursday to speak on the behalf of the millions of Iraqis who have been displaced withi Read More

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  "Please Don't Turn Away"

  By David Jenison | Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:18 PM ET

  lack the basic essentials of life, such as food, clean water, sanitation and protection from violence. In a statement about World Refugee Day, the UNHCR writes, "This year, with the world economic crisis threatening to slash aid budgets and amid enormous global uncertainty, we need to ensur Read More

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