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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10670

4 August 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 25
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mali
Antonio Guterres calls for more solidarity with refugees

Brussels, 03/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - In a teleconference on Thursday 2 August, Antonio Guterres, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, launched an appeal to the international community to provide more assistance for refugees from Mali. He expressed his gratitude to Burkina Faso, which had taken in 100,000 refugees from Mali. He also pointed out that the crisis in Mali meant that there were 250,000 refugees in neighbouring countries, as well as 167,000 displaced persons. The...