Article: US contributes additional $110.3 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees.

M2 PRESSWIRE-2 June 2008-US Department of State: US contributes additional $110.3 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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We are pleased to announce recent additional U.S contributions of approximately $110.3 million to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The money will fund relief programs for refugees and other displaced people around the world, including in Darfur, countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa, Colombia, the Thai-Burma border, and many other areas.

The Geneva-based UN refugee agency offers legal protection and critical life-sustaining assistance, as ...

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