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Refugees arriving in Kenya amid fears of renewed fighting in Somalia
15 Sep 2006 Hundreds of Somali refugees have crossed into Kenya this week - including at least 360 on Friday alone - amid reports of an advance on the Somali port of Kismayo by fighters allied to the Islamic Courts Union. -
UNHCR fears fighting could swell numbers of Somalis fleeing into Kenya
11 Aug 2006 Somali refugees are arriving at Dadaab in north-east Kenya at a rate of 100 per day, but UNHCR fears the numbers could rise even higher if fighting between the Union of Islamic Courts and the transitional government gets worse. If this happened, the UN refugee agency would need to open another camp and secure more funding. -
Mobile phone helps one Somali refugee send long-distance SOS
23 Jun 2006 Two worlds collide when a Somali refugee uses his mobile phone to place an SOS call with a UN office in London. The stereotypical image of the faceless anonymous victim of another African disaster is shattered, and a voice and a name are given to the tragedy unfolding in the Horn of Africa. -
Repatriation from Kenya to southern Sudan picks up steam
7 Jun 2006 Since the launch of UNHCR's voluntary repatriation programme from Kenya's Kakuma Refugee Camp to south Sudan last December, the pace of returns has increased. Almost 1,300 Sudanese have gone home from this one centre. -
Thanks for the classrooms; now we need computers, say refugee students
15 Mar 2006 The UN refugee agency's Council of Business Leaders, on a visit to refugee projects in East Africa and the Great Lakes, heard Tuesday from Somali refugees in Dadaab, Kenya, that they prize education above almost anything else, and would love a chance to use computers to connect to the wider world. -
Milestone tripartite agreement paves way for organized South Sudan returns
12 Jan 2006 UNHCR, Sudan and Kenya have signed the first of seven anticipated tripartite agreements that will help up to 70,000 refugees return to South Sudan from neighbouring countries in the first six months of 2006. -
UNHCR plans to take 60,000 South Sudanese refugees home by May 2006
20 Dec 2005 After launching its official repatriation for South Sudanese refugees over the weekend, the UN refugee agency now says it plans to help 60,000 Sudanese in exile in neighbouring countries return home by May 2006. -
UNHCR-organised repatriation to South Sudan starts
19 Dec 2005 A white bull was slaughtered, children sang and danced, women ululated and men pounded drums in celebration as a group of South Sudanese refugees went home over the weekend in the first UNHCR-organized repatriation for those who fled Sudan's 21-year-long civil war. -
New report calls for integrated approach to HIV/AIDS involving both refugees and their host communities
30 Nov 2005 A new set of strategic recommendations have been published by UNAIDS and the UN refugee agency, calling for a more integrated approach to HIV/AIDS programmes for refugees and their host communities. Refugees and local populations have much in common, but also some important differences that can have ramifications for both communities.