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UNHCR would like to see more European engagement in refugee resettlement, and hopes the Spanish decision will encourage other EU Member States to follow.

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesman Andrej Mahecic, welcoming Spain's recent establishment of an annual refugee resettlement program.

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Tackling Homelessness With a Soccer Ball

As a journalist in Scotland, Mel Young founded a street paper. Then the football fan thought of a way to gather thousands of homeless people on soccer fields around the globe. And that’s just the beginning of Young’s mission to tackle poverty worldwide.

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US Fellowships in Global Health: What You Need to Know

A fellowship can be crucial to building a career in global health. A number of U.S. organizations offer fellowships – most are based abroad and open to citizens as well as most U.S. residents.

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Young Association Supports Work of Development NGOs

A new association is helping its members – mainly nonprofits – to improve the less glamorous, yet crucial, aspects of international development, including financial management, human resources and contracting.

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THIS WEEK, we note that there is so much unused swine flu vaccine in the world that rich nations are trying to get rid of their surpluses. Serbia and Japan joined the list of countries that have tried to cancel part of their orders for swine flu vaccine in light of a tepid response among the public. Canada said it would reduce its oversupply of vaccines by donating 5 million doses to the World Health Organization to support vaccination efforts in developing countries, and would contribute USD6 million to help distribute the vaccines. But of the 95 countries that told the WHO last year that they had no means of getting flu vaccine only two have received any so far.

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