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UN education investment scores high marks for Somali refugee students
1 Nov 2012 Somali refugees pass national exams with flying colours thanks to UN investment in classrooms, labs, teacher training -
Number of Somali refugees in south-east Ethiopia swells to 170,000
19 Oct 2012 Although the rate of arrivals has slowed this year, Dollo Ado is now the world's biggest refugee camp complex after Dadaab in Kenya. -
Syria Crisis: UNHCR urges European Union states to honour their asylum system principles
16 Oct 2012 These include ensuring access to territory, access to asylum procedures and harmonized approaches to the adjudication of asylum claims. -
Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency
26 Sep 2012 Mohamed fled to Galkayo in northern Somalia's Puntland three years ago. Today, he drives a tuk-tuk as part of a UNHCR income-generation project. -
Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity
6 Aug 2012 UNHCR has serious concerns as refugees continue to arrive and the camp area cannot expand without a new source of water. -
Number of Somali refugees in Horn of Africa passes 1 million mark
17 Jul 2012 But UNHCR data for the main arrival countries of Kenya and Ethiopia also shows lower but steady numbers of people leaving Somalia. -
UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point
4 Jul 2012 UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. -
Unable to support themselves, thousands of Somalis flee their homes
26 Jun 2012 Most uprooted Somalis are still fleeing insecurity, but growing numbers are citing difficulty in providing for themselves as the reason for leaving. -
"Critical" refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR
22 Jun 2012 An average of one thousand refugees are arriving every day, most in a desperate condition.