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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. -
UN chief Ban Ki-moon lauds Somali refugees in Dadaab camp
30 Oct 2014 During a tour of Ifo 2 camp, the UN chief calls the situation in the Dadaab refugee complex a man-made tragedy that would never have happened had leaders listened more to their people. -
Innovation: UNHCR and Vodafone bring tablet-based learning to 18,000 Somali refugees
9 Oct 2014 Almost 400 teachers will be trained to provide tablet-based education programmes to some 18,000 young people at 13 instant network centres across Dadaab camp. -
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. -
Insecurity, drought and lack of livelihoods force 100,000 to flee homes in Somalia
16 Sep 2014 The majority, some 80 per cent, are internally displaced in Somalia, including 80,000 people fleeing their homes because of military conflict. -
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. -
Ministerial meeting reaffirms commitment to solving Somalia crisis
21 Aug 2014