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Rapid assessments in Yemen find desperate situation for displaced civilians
19 May 2015 The ceasefire enabled UNHCR and its partners to conduct rapid protection assessments in 40 districts across 11 previously difficult to access provinces. -
First UN flights brings emergency aid to Yemen
15 May 2015 UNHCR uses the pause in fighting to land the first of what it hopes will be six planeloads of emergency supplies -
UNHCR chief visits Somali port of Kismayo, meets refugee returnees
12 May 2015 António Guterres says emphasis is not to push people to go back, but to create conditions for sustainable return and reintegration in Somalia. -
UNHCR delivers aid to Yemen by sea, prepares stepped-up assistance ahead of expected ceasefire
12 May 2015 UNHCR makes final preparations for a possible huge airlift of humanitarian aid into Yemen's capital, Sana'a, to take place over the next days. -
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
14 Apr 2015 UNHCR ready to work even more closely with Kenya to strengthen law enforcement at Dadaab and support other measures to protect refugees and Kenyans alike. -
UNHCR braces for refugees fleeing Yemen by boat to Africa
10 Apr 2015 The refugee agency simultaneously is helping hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced inside Yemen. -
Picture at an exhibition opens a door for young Syrian burns victim
23 Feb 2015 When a visitor to a photo exhibit in Cairo saw an image of nine-year-old refugee Judy, she contacted a plastic surgeon who treated the girl for free. -
Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees
4 Feb 2015 Students at the 13 solar-powered ICT centres use Internet-enabled tablets to help them learn and study. Teachers use interactive whiteboards as a vital class aid. -
A safe Romanian pit stop on the road to resettlement
13 Jan 2015 For a young Somali man, the Emergency Transit Centre in Timisoara, Romania, was the first breath of freedom after almost a lifetime in refugee camps.