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UNHCR delivers relief to 56,000 people in Yemen in May and June
3 Jul 2015 In all, 84,166 displaced people have received non-food aid since the start of April, about 70 percent of this coming directly from UNHCR and the rest from partners. -
Rapid assessments in Yemen find desperate situation for displaced civilians
19 May 2015 The ceasefire enabled UNHCR and its partners to conduct rapid protection assessments in 40 districts across 11 previously difficult to access provinces. -
First UN flights brings emergency aid to Yemen
15 May 2015 UNHCR uses the pause in fighting to land the first of what it hopes will be six planeloads of emergency supplies -
UNHCR delivers aid to Yemen by sea, prepares stepped-up assistance ahead of expected ceasefire
12 May 2015 UNHCR makes final preparations for a possible huge airlift of humanitarian aid into Yemen's capital, Sana'a, to take place over the next days. -
UNHCR braces for refugees fleeing Yemen by boat to Africa
10 Apr 2015 The refugee agency simultaneously is helping hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced inside Yemen. -
Number of Eritreans seeking asylum in Europe soars over figures for last year
14 Nov 2014 So far this year, nearly 37,000 Eritreans have sought refuge in Europe, compared to almost 13,000 during the same period last year. Sweden has the most applications. -
2014 becomes the deadliest year at sea off Yemen
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Eritrean survivor of Lampedusa tragedy returns to honour the dead, meet Pope Francis
2 Oct 2014 Twenty-four-year-old Letebrhane never wanted to see the sea again after nearly drowning off Italy a year ago, but she decided to return and remember the dead. -
Ethiopia overtakes Kenya as Africa's biggest refugee-hosting country
19 Aug 2014 Ethiopia had almost 630,000 refugees at the end of July, compared to Kenya's 575,000. The main factor in the increased numbers is the conflict in South Sudan.