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  DRC

  Renewed conflict since March 2012 has caused further deterioration of an already dire humanitarian situation. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee and abandon their homes, some families having even been displaced more than once. With the situation still escalating, UNHCR urgently needs more funds to help the most vulnerable.
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  Syria

  Every day, by the thousands, Syrians are fleeing to neighbouring countries in search of safety. The number of Syrian refugees has currently surpassed 1.3 million (April 2013). Moreover, approximately 75% of new refugee arrivals are women and children, ranging in age from newborns to 105 years old; most of this group is entirely dependent on life-saving humanitarian assistance.
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  Mali

  Reports of ongoing violence and insecurity continue in northern Mali. More than 459,160 Malian IDPs and refugees have fled from the fighting between the Malian army and Tuareg rebels of the Mouvement National de Libération de l’Azawad. Refugees in Burkina Faso told our teams that Malians who could not flee during earlier fighting are now planning to leave, for fear of being caught in new fighting. Most arrivals are currently women and children, but refugees say that because of the persistent fighting, they are expecting to be joined soon by young males who had stayed behind to look after family properties.
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  South Sudan

  Water: In South Sudan, water supply has become acutely problematic. Much of the Jammam camp in Upper Nile State is in ankle deep water, yet the amount of water available for drinking and sanitation is still far below that needed. Boreholes have been dug there, and in other camps, but many refugees still receive only a third or less of the minimum daily clean water supply. This lack of potable and sanitary water has heightened the health risks, and also contributed to the recent spread of Hepatitis E in the camps. “We are contending with a situation in which many newly arriving refugees are already dangerously malnourished, the threat from water-borne disease is high, large refugee populations are in locations that are clearly dangerous, and flooded roads block access and the possibility of relocating people elsewhere – even where better sites can be found. More help is urgently needed,” said António Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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  Send Water, Save Lives

  Refugees need a minimum of 7 litres per person per day, just to survive. In the arid regions where many of the displaced are forced to seek shelter, they need more. And to ensure minimum standards of health and sanitation, they need 20 litres of water per person each day. In the emergency phase, water is brought to the refugees by truck, and is typically stored in large plastic reservoirs. Once immediate needs are met, then more sustainable water supplies are found by digging wells, building water tanks and developing rudimentary water distribution systems.
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  Emergency Response Team (ERT)

  Our Emergency Response Team is working round the clock every day, every week, every month of the year to save refugee lives. How can you help these dedicated individuals? By joining our team as a monthly supporter .
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