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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. -
Mauritania to let 20,000 refugees return home from Mali and Senegal
22 Jun 2007 The Mauritanian government has decided to allow some 20,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring Mali and Senegal, where some of them have spent almost two decades in exile.