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More than 17,000 civilians flee fighting in Mogadishu since start of May
28 May 2010 Stepped up fighting in the Somali capital displaces more than 17,000 people since the start of this month, including 14,300 in the last fortnight. -
UNHCR warns governments against forced returns to Somalia
21 May 2010 UNHCR appeals for consistency in the ways that countries are dealing with people fleeing Somalia. -
UNHCR appeals for US$60 million to help growing numbers of displaced Somalis
12 May 2010 UNHCR appeals for an extra US$60 million to fund operations helping forcibly displaced Somalis within their troubled state and in four neighbouring countries. -
New UNHCR guidelines aim to strengthen protection for Somali refugees
11 May 2010 The UN refugee agency issues new guidelines aimed at promoting a stronger and more consistent approach to the protection needs of those fleeing Somalia. -
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.