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Band Aid and UNHCR link up again to help Somali and Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
17 Sep 2010 The Band Aid Charitable Trust set up by rock music legends Bob Geldof and Midge Ure has given £55,000 to UNHCR to help Somali refugees in Ethiopia. -
Deadly start to Gulf of Aden sailing season
17 Sep 2010 At least three people lose their lives as the new sailing season for civilians desperate to cross the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen gets under way. -
UNHCR alarmed as a fortnight of fighting leaves 230 dead in Mogadishu
7 Sep 2010 UNHCR alarmed by deterioration in the security situation in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, where fighting left more than 230 civilians dead in the past fortnight. -
"My fear is to fail in assisting people in real need"
19 Aug 2010 On World Humanitarian Day, UNHCR staff in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and elsewhere discuss their challenges and what keeps them going every day. -
UNHCR concerned about deportations to Mogadishu as fighting continues
30 Jul 2010 UNHCR condemns continuing violence in Somalia, saying that dozens of Somali civilians had been killed and scores wounded in this week's escalation. -
UNHCR alarmed at treatment of displaced Somalis in their country and beyond
23 Jul 2010 The UN refugee agency expresses alarm at a deterioration in the treatment of uprooted Somali civilians, both inside Somalia and in the surrounding region. -
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.