The UN refugee agency reports thousands of Congolese refugees have fled to Uganda and Rwanda in the past few days seeking safety from escalating fighting in North Kivu province.

联合国难民署报告说，几千名刚果难民在过去几天逃到乌干达和卢旺达，寻求安全庇护地点，躲避北基伍省日益升级的战斗。

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UN refugee agency spokeswoman Jennifer Pagonis says records show that during the same period last year more than 7,000 people had arrived in Yemen and about the same number had perished.

联合国难民署女发言人詹尼弗。帕格尼丝说，记录显示去年同期有7,000多人到达也门，约有相同的死亡数。

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Some 20, 000 Congolese civilians have fled to Uganda since then, according to the UN refugee agency.

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The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) says about 80, 000 people have been displaced following inter-communal violence.

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More than 600, 000 Syrians have fled into neighbouring countries to escape the violence, the UN refugee agency says.

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