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May 22, 2009

UN Launches Appeal for Pakistan Refugees
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In Pakistan, the UN is appealing for more than $500 million in aid to
help the hundreds of thousands displaced by clashes between government
troops and Taliban fighters. Some two million people have fled their
homes in the Swat Valley following last month’s collapse of a
government-Taliban truce. UN humanitarian coordinator Martin Mogwanja
said the displacements have caused “incredible suffering.”



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