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UNHCR shocked and saddened at drowning of scores of Congolese refugees in Lake Albert
24 Mar 2014 Based on information UNHCR has received so far from the authorities and refugees, 41 people were rescued and 98 bodies recovered. As many as 250 people may have been aboard the boat. -
On a high seas rescue mission with the Italian Navy
21 Mar 2014 A flotilla of five navy vessels has saved more than 10,000 people from overcrowded boats on the Mediterranean under an operation launched last year. -
Skilled Central African workers, students and professionals find shelter in Chad
5 Mar 2014 Since December, Chad has evacuated 16,000 people to N'Djamena from Bangui, including more than 1,000 from the Central African Republic and some other countries. -
UNHCR urges stepped up help for CAR and South Sudan refugees
4 Mar 2014 The crises in South Sudan and the Central African Republic have together caused one of the biggest forced displacement situations Africa has seen in recent years. -
UNHCR seeks stepped up security for 15,000 at risk in Central African Republic
25 Feb 2014 The refugee agency is particularly worried about people in areas such as the PK12 neighbourhood in Bangui and the towns of Boda, Bouar and Bossangoa. -
Almost 20,000 CAR refugees flood into eastern Cameroon this month
21 Feb 2014 The latest influx brings to 35,142 the total number of Central African Republic refugees who have fled to Cameroon since March last year. -
Thousands flee violence in Central African Republic and seek shelter in in southern Chad
17 Feb 2014 Thousands of refugees from the Central African Republic have fled into southern Chad in recent months as fighting intensifies in CAR. -
UNHCR chief decries "humanitarian catastrophe" in CAR, including massive ethno-religious cleansing
12 Feb 2014 António Guterres says CAR must not be allowed by the international community to fall through the cracks and says massive ethno-religious cleansing is under way. -
Central African Republic: a town in danger of losing its soul
12 Feb 2014 Violence in the town of Bossangoa has caused hundreds of Muslims to flee. But some are hanging on in their beloved home, surrounded by danger.