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Almost 64,000 risk the high seas to Yemen in first seven months
28 Aug 2012 The January to July figure was up 30 per cent on the 48,700 recorded in the same period for 2011, which was itself a record year for crossings. -
Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity
6 Aug 2012 UNHCR has serious concerns as refugees continue to arrive and the camp area cannot expand without a new source of water. -
Number of Somali refugees in Horn of Africa passes 1 million mark
17 Jul 2012 But UNHCR data for the main arrival countries of Kenya and Ethiopia also shows lower but steady numbers of people leaving Somalia. -
UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point
4 Jul 2012 UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. -
Unable to support themselves, thousands of Somalis flee their homes
26 Jun 2012 Most uprooted Somalis are still fleeing insecurity, but growing numbers are citing difficulty in providing for themselves as the reason for leaving. -
"Critical" refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR
22 Jun 2012 An average of one thousand refugees are arriving every day, most in a desperate condition. -
South Korean charity opens a new world to two refugee women
6 Jun 2012 Plucked from an Ethiopian refugee camp, two Somali women get a rare chance at higher education. -
One year on, thousands flee Somalia every month, but successes too
5 Jun 2012 The priority and toughest challenge for UNHCR over the past year has been to help reduce mortality and malnutrition rates among new Somali refugees. -
Survivors of sea voyage to Malta say seven Somali refugees died
8 May 2012 Latest deaths bring the number of reported or confirmed dead among people attempting to reach Europe from Libya to 81 this year.