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World Disability Day: South Sudanese woman overcomes blindness to reach safety
3 Dec 2014 Nyantay survived gunfire and wild animals while fleeing an attack on her village. But the blind mother of four feels lost in the Ethiopian refugee camp that is now home. -
UNHCR starts relocation of 15,000 stranded South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
18 Nov 2014 A first group of 125 refugees left Matar Way Station and headed along the Baro River to the Itang Transit Centre, before heading by road to Pugnido Refugee Camp. -
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. -
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. -
UNHCR and partners distribute urgently needed aid to flooded camps in Ethiopia
3 Sep 2014 UNHCR and the government have started to look at possible new sites where they can relocate the most vulnerable. -
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. -
UN envoy Princess Haya meets South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia
16 Jul 2014 She was unprepared for the suffering among refugees from South Sudan who are streaming across the border into Ethiopia at nearly 1,000 a day. -
Red Sea tragedy leaves 62 people dead in deadliest crossing of the year
6 Jun 2014 UNHCR has documented the arrival of 16,500 refugees and migrants on the Yemeni coast in the first four months of 2014, significantly less than the 35,000 in the same period last year. -
Food shortage forces hundreds of refugees back into Sudan
20 May 2014 The present food crisis is a product of the insecurity that has been hampering humanitarian operations in many parts of the country.