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Grandi says South Sudan's leaders must restore peace and hope to 'broken' people
2 Feb 2018 Aid groups appeal for US$1.5 billion for refugees and US$1.7 billion for those in need inside the country in 2018. -
In Kenya, UN refugee chief urges support for Somali refugees and host communities
21 Dec 2017 Filippo Grandi expresses his gratitude to Kenya for hosting almost half a million refugees and keeping its borders open to people fleeing war. -
'I feel like I am born again': citizenship brings hope to stateless minority in Kenya
6 Nov 2017 Makonde people of Kenya receive citizenship ending stateless existence. -
Refugee athletes compete for first time at Asian Games
22 Sep 2017 Five athletes have travelled to Turkmenistan to take part in the biggest sporting event in the region. -
Refugee team competes in World Athletics Championships
3 Aug 2017 Five athletes heading from Kenya to the IAAF championships in London will be the first refugees to take part in the competition. -
In Kenya, UNHCR Special Envoy urges support for child refugees
20 Jun 2017 Angelina Jolie calls for reflection on the "pain and suffering" of refugee children during a visit to a centre for adolescent girls in Nairobi on World Refugee Day. -
'Growing hopelessness' grips 'forgotten' Somali refugees, warns UNHCR
9 Jan 2017 UNHCR Special Envoy Mohamed Abdi Affey says nearly one million displaced Somalis face growing desperation as donors become fatigued. -
Kenya's stateless Makonde people finally obtain papers
27 Oct 2016 They came as labourers from Mozambique in the 1930s, but only now are their descendants getting the identity papers they need to work, vote and study. -
Number fleeing Burundi to neighbouring countries tops 300,000
23 Sep 2016 Reception capacities in host countries Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are severely overstretched, UNHCR warns.