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                    [Title] => Canada to give UN $75 million for Syrian refugee relief
                    [Summary] => 

Canada's Liberal government announced on Thursday a US$75 million (CA$100 million) contribution to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to help fleeing Syrians, fulfilling a campaign promise from its recent federal election.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-26 16:54:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20151127/Britain-Canada-Trudeau.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1526132 [Title] => UN refugee head: Japan should accept more, fix asylum system [Summary] =>

Japan should be doing more to help with the global catastrophe of asylum seekers, the head of the UN refugee body said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-25 11:16:21 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302367 [AuthorName] => Elaine Kurtenbach [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493658 [Title] => Venezuela extends border closure despite Colombia's protests [Summary] =>

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Friday broadened a crackdown on Colombian migrants and border smugglers that has drawn strong rebuke by Colombian leaders and international organizations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-28 19:32:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1347458 [AuthorName] => Hannah Dreier [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://wpc.E0AD.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150829/venezuela-president-colombian.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1253357 [Title] => Zambo evacuees trained to avoid bombs [Summary] =>

As part of its commitment to the peace process, the European Union (EU) is funding a program to teach Zamboanga evacuees how to avoid unexploded bombs or improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img703/8236/wrr9.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 956537 [Title] => Jolie urges leaders to make Syria diplomacy work [Summary] =>

Angelina Jolie said Thursday the Syrian civil war is the world's most acute humanitarian crisis and called on world leaders to make diplomatic efforts to end it succeed.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-21 04:20:03 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1370118 [AuthorName] => Jamal Halaby [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 920035 [Title] => Reklamong pang-aabuso sa Pinoy sa Sabah idinudokumento na [Summary] =>

Sinisimulan nang kolektahin ng Regional Human Rights Commission (RCHC) sa Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao ang mga reklamo ng pang-aabuso ng mga Filipino evacuees sa Sabah laban sa Malaysia security forces.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-15 13:50:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Balita Ngayon [SectionUrl] => balita-ngayon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 906977 [Title] => UN council welcomes Phl bill protecting rights of refugees [Summary] =>

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) welcomed yesterday a bill passed by Congress to protect the rights of more than one million refugees from calamity zones and conflict areas, making the Philippines the first Asia-Pacific country to have legislation safeguarding citizens against arbitrary displacement.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 847980 [Title] => Vietnam hosts ASEAN meeting on social security, services for disadvantaged people [Summary] =>

An ASEAN meeting on the promotion of social security and services for the disadvantaged people was held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi today by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-11 21:00:47 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837563 [Title] => UNHCR says over 37,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon [Summary] =>

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said Saturday more than 37,000 Syrian refugees are taking shelter in Lebanon.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-11 23:32:04 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 832248 [Title] => UN human rights chief calls on Syrian parties to abide by int'l laws, protect civilians [Summary] =>

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged the Syrian government and the armed opposition to abide by obligations under international laws and protect civilians.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-27 22:00:23 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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