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Dadaab: Walking the fine line between helping refugees and risking lives
28 Nov 2011 Weeks after insecurity forced the scaling down of assistance in Kenya's Dadaab camps, UNHCR and its partners are trying to resume more activities for refugees. -
Mixed maritime migration to Yemen reaches record annual high
18 Nov 2011 More than 12,500 refugees and migrants arrived in Yemen on smuggler boats last month, pushing the total for this year to a record 84,656. -
From "Yes we can" to "Not again," two-time refugee loses hope amid Sudan fighting
15 Nov 2011 Five years ago, Santino Samuel John returned from Ethiopia to Sudan with high hopes after the civil war. Now he's back in exile, longing for his family to join him. -
Poor weather, conflict exacerbate dire situation for Somali civilians
11 Nov 2011 Meanwhile, a new UNHCR-supported report looks into civilian harm caused by the conflict in Somalia and the means by which it can be addressed. -
UNHCR concerned about new restrictions on humanitarian work in Somalia
1 Nov 2011 UNHCR expresses at the decision by Somalia's Al Shabaab militia to revoke permission for UNHCR and others to work in areas controlled by the group. -
Some 2,000 Sudanese refugees flee bombing raids in Blue Nile state
28 Oct 2011 The new arrivals are mostly women, children and the elderly who fled bombing and fear of bombing in areas located between Kurmuk and the Blue Nile capital. -
Almost 320,000 civilians flee Somalia this year, including 20,000 to Yemen
21 Oct 2011 In Yemen's reception centres, new arrivals say drought, famine, conflict and forced conscription are the main reasons for their flight from Somalia. -
UNHCR moves Sudanese refugees away from volatile border area
20 Oct 2011 UNHCR starts moving some 600 Sudanese refugees away from border areas amid fears that fighting inside Sudan could spill across the border into Ethiopia. -
UNHCR faces challenges helping Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
11 Oct 2011 Beyond the sheer logistics of establishing camps and transit centres and providing shelter and basic aid, there are other major challenges.