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UNHCR starts moving Central African Republic refugees from flooded camps in Chad
12 Oct 2012 The UNHCR operation began this week and has moved hundreds of the 17,000 refugees in Yaroungou and Moula camps to a new site. -
UNHCR issues guidelines on protection of male rape victims
8 Oct 2012 The guidelines will help UNHCR and other aid agencies to identify and support male victims of sexual violence in displacement situations. -
More than 25,000 refugees return home from Republic of Congo since May
2 Oct 2012 UNHCR plans to ferry a further 24,000 refugees, mostly from Equateur province, across the Oubangui River to the DRC by year's end, plus 32,000 next year. -
UNHCR responds strongly to jaundice, hepatitis outbreaks in Dadaab
28 Sep 2012 As of last week, 223 cases of acute jaundice were reported across all five camps in Dadaab. Four fatalities have been confirmed -
UNHCR concerned at detention of asylum-seekers, releases new guidelines
21 Sep 2012 The guidelines represent UNHCR policy and are intended as advice for governments and other bodies making decisions on detaining people. -
UN translators in New York raise funds for Syrian refugees
20 Sep 2012 Translators with the Arabic Translation Service raise US$12,700 for UNHCR's emergency operations for displaced Syrians. -
UNHCR tackles Hepatitis E outbreak that kills 16 Sudanese refugees
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UNHCR's South Sudanese staff go the extra mile to help refugees
5 Sep 2012 Many are themselves former refugees and see their work neither as a humanitarian calling nor a career, but as an obligation. -
As influx to eastern Lebanon rises, UNHCR tackles shelter challenge
31 Aug 2012 Some 2,200 Syrian refugees arrive in the Bekaa Valley over past week – almost double the recent weekly average.