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That horrific voyage is not unusual. Smugglers frequently beat their passengers or force them overboard while still well away from shore. UNHCR has in the past thanked the crews of passing ships who have saved people found drifting helplessly in the shark-infested waters.

William Spindler
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We have no other opportunity but [to use] helicopters and UNHCR buses to move around. These citizens are in a difficult situation. They are surrounded.

Oliver Ivanovic
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Only the children are taking food, none of us has eaten a morsel. We are determined to protest until the UNHCR accedes to our demand.

Thwang Hu
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The true numbers can only be guessed at. Thousands of Somalis arrive in Yemen every year, including an estimated average of 100 people per day during the annual September to March period of good sailing weather. Last September, UNHCR called for international action to stem the flow of desperate people across the Gulf of Aden after at least 150 people died in a three-week period.

William Spindler
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Some of our clients work for the WHO, UNHCR or UNESCO.

Johan Kristantara
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This was a vicious attack on a clearly marked UNHCR bus carrying civilians.

Dennis Mcnamara
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More involvement would also mean that the government would be able to better manage migration movements and that the burden on the UNHCR would be less.

Monique Sokhan
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The humanitarian emergency response by the UN country team, including UNHCR, has gradually shifted from emergency response to recovery and rehabilitation and, where feasible, towards development.

Ivana Unluova
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These incidents are becoming increasingly targeted against UNHCR staff. We cannot work in this atmosphere.

Jake Morland
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Many who flee do not register with the UNHCR and often cross back to their homeland when they feel it is again safe to do so.

Jennifer Pagonis
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This is not the first time UNHCR workers have been singled out by these militia groups. (But) this is the worst attack on humanitarian workers so far.

Jake Morland
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[The incident was] a clear attack on UNHCR as well as on the bus, ... And that's very demoralizing for us, having spent so much time with these peoples, the refugees we brought back, the work we've done in Kosovo, to have a frontal attack on UNHCR.

Dennis Mcnamara
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