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Article: Zambia calls on donor countries to increase funding for UNHCR, as Third Committee continues debate on refugees.
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- November 21, 2001
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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 November 2001-UN: Zambia calls on donor countries to increase funding for UNHCR, as Third Committee continues debate on refugees (C)1994-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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It was imperative for the international donor community to help the cash-strapped Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) so the agency could implement critical programmes in affected areas, a delegate from a refugee-rich country told the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian, Cultural) this afternoon.
The representative from Zambia, which was home to hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn areas of Africa, said the ...