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Q&A: A scholarship gives hope to a Somali refugee in Yemen
11 Apr 2008 A Somali dental student in Yemen has come a long way since making the perilous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia as a child. The 25-year-old refugee has been given hope for his future by a Howard G. Buffett Foundation scholarship. -
Gulf of Yemen boatpeople motivated by insecurity, poverty at home
27 Mar 2008 Growing numbers of boatpeople have been crossing the perilous Gulf of Aden this year. By mid-March, some 10,800 people had arrived in Yemen while 402 had been listed as dead or missing. -
Swedish teens help educate and empower female refugees in Rwanda
26 Mar 2008 Some US$900,000 raised by Swedish teenagers is giving female refugees in Rwanda the chance to become more independent. -
UNHCR and Sudan kick off registration of Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees
4 Mar 2008 UNHCR and Sudan launch joint registration operation for tens of thousands of mostly Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees living in eastern Sudan. -
Massive rise this year in numbers crossing Gulf of Aden
4 Mar 2008 Smugglers ferried almost 9,000 people across the Gulf of Aden in the first two month of this year, almost treble the figure for the same period in 2007. -
Gulf of Aden smuggling can be deadly, UNHCR warns desperate migrants
19 Dec 2007 The UN refugee agency is stepping up efforts to discourage hazardous people-smuggling from the Horn of Africa. -
Gulf of Aden crossing claims up to 66 lives
23 Oct 2007 The dangerous Gulf of Aden crossing claimed more lives at the weekend when up to 66 people drowned after being forced overboard by smugglers off the coast of Yemen. -
More than 50 people die since resumption of Gulf of Aden crossings
14 Sep 2007 Over 50 people have lost their lives trying to make the perilous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia to Yemen since the start of the current sailing season in late August, according to figures compiled by the UN refugee agency. -
Thousands gather in Somalia port for Gulf of Aden sailing season
31 Aug 2007 Thousands of Ethiopians and Somalis are gathering in the northern Somalia port of Bossaso, dreaming of making the perilous sea journey to Yemen. UNHCR and other humanitarian agencies are launching a response.