More on refugees

The Heeb has more on the Sudan refugee crisis:

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As the number of Sudanese refugees in Cairo increases, NGOs are stepping up to fill the gap, with organizations like the Sudanese Development Initiative and Sudanese Community Association providing education and help in finding jobs. Some of the refugees' employment difficulties may also be alleviated by the "four freedoms" agreement recently signed between Egypt and Sudan, which gives Sudanese nationals the right to work and move freely in Egypt.

Those refugees who had to flee Darfur without their identity papers, though, may find it hard to take advantage of this legislation, and the UN's recent decision to suspend refugee-status interviews for six months is preventing some of them from re-establishing their identity. Also, many Fur of Cairo feel that the Arab world does not support their cause, and like poor immigrant communities the world over, must contend with racism and hostility from the police. . .

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