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Some 45,000 Somali civilians flee Mogadishu in past two weeks
20 May 2009 Despite a lull in fighting in Mogadishu, the number of people fleeing the Somali capital in the last 12 days has risen to 45,000. -
Some 34,000 people flee heavy fighting in Mogadishu
15 May 2009 UNHCR concerned about week-long clashes in the Somali capital of Mogadishu that have left many people dead and sparked a new wave of displacement. -
Beasts of burden a boon to the displaced in Baidoa
5 May 2009 A UNHCR-funded programme in the south-central Somali town of Baidoa is helping displaced women to feed their families with four-legged help. -
Sissi's bequest helps refugee children 111 years after her murder
27 Apr 2009 The legendary Empress Elisabeth of Austria helps refugee children in Budapest more than 100 years after she was stabbed to death in Switzerland. -
World Malaria Day: Nothing But Nets does nothing but good for refugees
24 Apr 2009 Mosquito nets save lives and improve conditions for tens of thousands of Somali men, women and children in one of the world's largest refugee camps. -
Thirty-five people drown after smuggler's boat capsizes in Gulf of Aden
23 Apr 2009 A total of 35 people drown after a smuggler's boat capsizes off the Yemeni coast while trying to make the perilous crossing of the Gulf of Aden. -
Some 60,000 return to Mogadishu this year amid relative lull in fighting
14 Apr 2009 About 60,000 civilians have returned to Mogadishu since the start of 2009 amid a relative lull in fighting in the Somali capital in the first three months of the year. -
UNHCR starts moving Somali refugees to a new camp in Ethiopia
3 Apr 2009 UNHCR begins relocating thousands of Somali refugees from a transit centre in Dolo Ado, south-east Ethiopia to the newly opened Bokolmanyo camp. -
UNHCR optimistic about meeting water needs of refugees in Ethiopia
2 Apr 2009 UNHCR has always faced difficulties ensuring that refugees in eastern Ethiopia have enough water, but is optimistic that new projects will solve the problem.