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UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin
21 Dec 2016 Wrapping up a 10-day visit to Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, Filippo Grandi vows to assist 460,000 people displaced by insurgency. -
UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
16 Dec 2016 Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them. -
UNHCR chief promotes a return to self-sufficiency in Chad
14 Dec 2016 During a visit to Lake Chad, Filippo Grandi highlights livelihood programmes to help refugees and others displaced by insurgency to support themselves. -
UNHCR needs more support to aid Boko Haram displaced - Bono
30 Aug 2016 The U2 leader singer and co-founder of The ONE Campaign warns thousands of children are facing hunger as UN agencies confront funding shortfalls. -
Nigeria military advances uncover vast humanitarian needs
19 Aug 2016 Gains against Boko Haram expose catastrophic levels of suffering for hundreds of thousands of people, many beyond humanitarian reach for months or years. -
Survey finds Nigerian refugees in Cameroon want to go home
13 May 2016 But those questioned in UNHCR survey at Cameroon's Minawao camps also voiced concern about conditions in their towns and villages of return. -
Chad fishing project gives Nigerian refugees a lifeline
5 Apr 2016 UNHCR backed programme benefits 100 Nigerian refugees, giving them food, a small income and something to do. -
UNHCR highlights right to safe return for refugees in Cameroon
26 Feb 2016 Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk vows to work with Cameroon and Nigeria to safeguard refugees' right to voluntary return. -
Thousands of refugees vote in second round of CAR presidential election
15 Feb 2016 Thousands of refugees took part at the weekend in the second round of Central African Republic's landmark presidential election, which could herald their return.