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Q&A: Nansen winners feel a duty to help survivors of the high seas
13 Sep 2011 Nasser Salim Ali Al-Himyari founded the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity in 1995. The group has since helped tens of thousands fleeing by sea to Yemen. -
Amid improved security, UNHCR scales up operations inside Somalia
9 Sep 2011 Taking advantage of an improved security situation in parts of Somalia, UNHCR is scaling up its presence in the capital and in border regions. -
Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life
9 Sep 2011 Aden and his family leave northern Kenya today for a new life in the United States. Some 10,000 Somalis at Dadaab have been accepted for resettlement. -
20,000 Sudanese flee to Ethiopia to escape fighting in Blue Nile state
6 Sep 2011 A UNHCR team visits the displaced and finds that the physical state of the refugees generally appears good, but they need food, water and shelter. -
Back to school in the world's largest refugee camp
5 Sep 2011 The academic year gets under way in the world's largest refugee camp complex, with some 43,000 Somali children turning up for classes at Dadaab, Kenya. -
UNHCR chief visits Mogadishu, urges massive humanitarian assistance
1 Sep 2011 António Guterres urges the international community to rapidly increase aid to displaced Somalis during a landmark visit to the capital, Mogadishu. -
UNHCR chief Guterres calls for scaled-up aid effort inside Somalia
30 Aug 2011 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Somalia and calls for greater efforts to provide life-saving aid to displaced Somalis inside their country. -
IKEA Foundation gives UNHCR US$62 million for Somali refugees in Kenya
30 Aug 2011 The IKEA Foundation's donation will be staggered over three years and is the largest single corporate donation ever made to UNHCR. -
Saving Somali children: Striving to stave off a health crisis in Ethiopian camp
26 Aug 2011 The graves at Kobe refugee camp are scattered here and there and their existence screams of an urgent condition. Most contain the bodies of children.