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UNHCR and WFP chiefs highlight plight of Mali refugees in Niger
7 May 2012 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres calls on the international community to help Malian refugees and host communities in Niger. -
UNHCR deeply concerned by deteriorating situation in Mali
3 Apr 2012 UNHCR says the north of the country is becoming more and more dangerous due to the proliferation of armed groups in the region. -
As tens of thousands flee, UNHCR ups assistance to Malian refugees
20 Mar 2012 The aid is needed to help tens of thousands of people from northern Mali fleeing into Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger, as well as to other parts of Mali. -
Refugees from Mali continue to arrive in neighbouring countries
2 Mar 2012 Fighting in the north of the country is reported to have displaced more than 150,000 people. -
UNHCR boosts aid as Mali outflow doubles in size
17 Feb 2012 UNHCR is re-establishing a camp and stepping up the distribution of food, tents and relief supplies to more than 44,000 people who fled Mali into the region. -
UNHCR set to help relocate thousands of Malian refugees from borders
14 Feb 2012 UNHCR field staff say people are living in makeshift shelters, facing extremes of heat by day and cold at night. The health situation is relatively stable. -
UNHCR steps up emergency response to crisis in Mali
7 Feb 2012 UNHCR flies tents to Nema in Mauritania, launching an aid airlift to countries hosting refugees from Mali. Trucks are also taking aid to influx areas. -
UNHCR resumes repatriation of Mauritanian refugees in Senegal
19 Oct 2010 UNHCR transports 121 Mauritanian refugees by vehicle and boat from Senegal to their homeland, resuming a stalled repatriation operation. -
UNHCR helps more than 10,000 Mauritanians return home
28 Apr 2009 The number of Mauritanian refugees helped home from Senegal with assistance from UNHCR after years in exile tops the 10,000 mark.