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Some 74,000 Africans cross Gulf of Aden to Yemen in record-breaking year
18 Dec 2009 Some 74,000 Africans set off from the Horn of Africa on smugglers' boats and reached the shores of Yemen this year, up 50 per cent on 2008. -
Q&A: A humble rice farmer from Cambodia teaches reconciliation
17 Sep 2009 Film-maker Stanley Harper explains how a Cambodian matriarch and her divided family claimed 18 years of his life – and have something to tell the world. -
Southern Latin America opens its arms to asylum-seekers
27 Aug 2009 Once an "exporter" of refugees, the countries of the Southern Cone are increasingly welcoming those fleeing violence and persecution in Colombia and Africa. -
Djibouti : refugees grasp security in their hands with new ID cards
25 Aug 2009 A UNHCR program to issue plastic ID cards to some 10,000 refugees in Djibouti should enhance their protection and rights. -
Refugee women crochet up sweaters, self-esteem and camaraderie
2 Jun 2009 A low-cost UNHCR project in Phnom Penh encourages women refugees and asylum seekers to pass on skills to each other that can help improve their lives back home. -
UNHCR steps up efforts to stem Gulf of Aden crossings as numbers mount
22 May 2009 With more migrants and asylum seekers reaching Yemen than ever before, UNHCR tries to persuade desperate Somalis and Ethiopians not to undertake the perilous crossing. -
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. -
Fifteen drown in Gulf of Aden amid surge in people smuggling to Yemen
19 Jan 2009 Two smugglers carrying Somalis and Ethiopians capsize in the treacherous Gulf of Aden leaving at least 15 people dead and a dozen missing.