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UNHCR completes major water project for Somali refugees in Ethiopia
4 May 2010 UNHCR formally inaugurates a water and electrification project that will benefit Somali refugees and members of the local community in eastern Ethiopia. -
Neighbouring countries feeling the strain as Somalia's emergency grows
3 May 2010 A high-level UNHCR delegation to the Horn of Africa sees for itself evidence that Somalia's humanitarian emergency is intensifying. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie appeals for safety of civilians in Mogadishu
19 Apr 2010 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie expresses concern for the well-being of thousands of displaced people trapped in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. -
Somali refugee flow across the Gulf of Aden slows down this year
9 Apr 2010 The number of people making the risky sea crossing from the Horn of Africa to Yemen drops in first quarter compared to a year earlier. -
UNHCR concerned about situation of thousands of Somalis in Mogadishu
12 Mar 2010 UNHCR expresses concern about the worsening situation for thousands of civilians in Somalia amid fresh fighting in Mogadishu and elsewhere. -
Bookworms study their way out of world's largest refugee complex
24 Feb 2010 Four young Somali refugees find that reading pays off as they win scholarships to top secondary schools in Kenya after studying in UNHCR-funded classrooms. -
UNHCR starts moving Somali refugees to new camp in Ethiopia
16 Feb 2010 UNHCR begins relocating Somali refugees from a transit centre in eastern Ethiopia to a new camp at Melkadida. The first convoy transported 247 Somali refugees. -
Fresh fighting drives more Somalis from Mogadishu, leaves many dead
12 Feb 2010 A fresh wave of fighting between government forces and the Al-Shabaab militia in the Somali capital of Mogadishu displaces thousands of civilians. -
Conflict displaces 63,000 civilians in southern Somalia so far this year
19 Jan 2010 Continuing fighting and general insecurity in southern Somalia has displaced more than 60,000 people since the beginning of this year.