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Integration systems in Central Europe at breaking point
8 Jul 2009 Many refugees are finding life difficult in the Central European countries where they live because of insufficient integration polices and support. -
Number of Mogadishu civilians displaced by fighting since early May tops 200,000
7 Jul 2009 The escalating conflict in Mogadishu is having a devastating impact on the city's population, causing enormous suffering and massive displacement. -
Fighting forces more Somalis to flee Mogadishu, pushing number of displaced to almost 170,000
26 Jun 2009 UNHCR is gravely concerned about the worsening displacement crisis in Somalia, where more than 160,000 people have fled Mogadishu since early May. -
"Before it comes to my house, let me run"
22 Jun 2009 A Somali refugee and her disabled son flee the fighting in Mogadishu for safety in Kenya. -
Latest Gulf of Aden smuggling mishap leaves 18 dead, 29 missing
18 Jun 2009 Eighteen people drowned and 29 are missing and presumed dead after a smuggling boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden amid strong winds. -
Number of Somalis displaced in current wave of violence nears 120,000
9 Jun 2009 UNHCR condemns victimization of civilians in Mogadishu after a weekend spike in the fighting in the capital sent the number of displaced to almost 120,000. -
Somali Bantus gain Tanzanian citizenship in their ancestral land
3 Jun 2009 History has come full circle for refugee descendants of slaves who have received a fresh start in their ancestral homeland of Tanzania. -
A widow's view of Mogadishu: where just trying to buy food can prove fatal
26 May 2009 The latest fighting in the Somali capital has forced 67,000 people from their homes in less than three weeks. One widow tells why she fled. -
UNHCR steps up efforts to stem Gulf of Aden crossings as numbers mount
22 May 2009 With more migrants and asylum seekers reaching Yemen than ever before, UNHCR tries to persuade desperate Somalis and Ethiopians not to undertake the perilous crossing.