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Somali refugees learn to live together in new tented town rising in Kenya
19 Sep 2011 A delicate lattice of community begins to take hold among the thousands of refugees who inhabit the white tents of the Ifo Extension in northern Kenya. -
Health situation improves for Somalis in Ethiopia; World Bank grants US$30 million to help refugees
16 Sep 2011 UNHCR and its partners make progress in boosting health care and providing nutrition to vulnerable refugees in several camps, including in Ethiopia. -
Yemeni NGO to receive Nansen Refugee Award for life-saving work
13 Sep 2011 The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity has won this year's Nansen Refugee Award for its tireless work with boat arrivals along Yemen's coast. -
Q&A: Nansen winners feel a duty to help survivors of the high seas
13 Sep 2011 Nasser Salim Ali Al-Himyari founded the Society for Humanitarian Solidarity in 1995. The group has since helped tens of thousands fleeing by sea to Yemen. -
Amid improved security, UNHCR scales up operations inside Somalia
9 Sep 2011 Taking advantage of an improved security situation in parts of Somalia, UNHCR is scaling up its presence in the capital and in border regions. -
Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life
9 Sep 2011 Aden and his family leave northern Kenya today for a new life in the United States. Some 10,000 Somalis at Dadaab have been accepted for resettlement. -
Back to school in the world's largest refugee camp
5 Sep 2011 The academic year gets under way in the world's largest refugee camp complex, with some 43,000 Somali children turning up for classes at Dadaab, Kenya. -
UNHCR chief visits Mogadishu, urges massive humanitarian assistance
1 Sep 2011 António Guterres urges the international community to rapidly increase aid to displaced Somalis during a landmark visit to the capital, Mogadishu. -
UNHCR chief Guterres calls for scaled-up aid effort inside Somalia
30 Aug 2011 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Somalia and calls for greater efforts to provide life-saving aid to displaced Somalis inside their country.