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Somali refugees in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado exceed 150,000 as rains hit camps
27 Apr 2012 New arrivals cite insecurity inside Somalia as their reason for flight. Some say they fled in fear of possible forced recruitment or military conscription. -
Chinese actress seeks to build bridges with Somali refugees
10 Apr 2012 Yao Chen, UNHCR's honorary patron for China, humbled and inspired by talks with Somali refugee women in Ethiopia. -
Mortar attacks kill four displaced people in Mogadishu; UNHCR alarmed
20 Mar 2012 In the first such attack since last August, mortars landed in a settlement for internally displaced people in the Wardhigley district of the Somalia capital. -
Tribal clashes force 15,000 Lou Nuer people to flee to Ethiopia
13 Mar 2012 Most of the displaced are women, children and elderly people who fled from South Sudan's Jonglei state following clashes there earlier this year. -
Tens of thousands flee tribal clashes in Yemen in past three months
9 Mar 2012 Tribal clashes in northern Yemen displace some 52,000 people over the past three months. In the south, recent fighting displaces at least 1,800 people. -
Postcode Lotteries in Netherlands and Sweden give nearly 4 million euro
23 Feb 2012 Their vital assistance to UNHCR this year includes funding to expand education in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. -
Thousands of Somalis flee renewed clashes into Mogadishu
17 Feb 2012 Resurgent fighting in Somalia's Afgooye corridor has driven thousands of civilians – some of them already displaced previously – into the capital. -
UNHCR seeks US$145 million to help tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees
10 Feb 2012 The UN refugee agency calls for an additional US$145 million to help up to 185,000 Sudanese refugees sheltering in Ethiopia and South Sudan. -
A record 103,000 refugees and migrants cross the high seas to Yemen in 2011
20 Jan 2012 Among those who attempted the crossing, more than 130 are known to have drowned. Most of the new arrivals reach Yemen in desperate condition.