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80,000 internally displaced people return home to southern Yemen
16 Nov 2012 Returns over the past four months mark the first significant decline in IDP numbers since fighting erupted in 2011 -
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. -
Nansen Refugee Award winner builds primary school in Yemen
10 Sep 2012 The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity uses its cash prize to build a primary school for 350 refugee children at Kharaz Camp in Yemen. -
Almost 64,000 risk the high seas to Yemen in first seven months
28 Aug 2012 The January to July figure was up 30 per cent on the 48,700 recorded in the same period for 2011, which was itself a record year for crossings. -
One year on, thousands flee Somalia every month, but successes too
5 Jun 2012 The priority and toughest challenge for UNHCR over the past year has been to help reduce mortality and malnutrition rates among new Somali refugees. -
Tens of thousands flee tribal clashes in Yemen in past three months
9 Mar 2012 Tribal clashes in northern Yemen displace some 52,000 people over the past three months. In the south, recent fighting displaces at least 1,800 people. -
A record 103,000 refugees and migrants cross the high seas to Yemen in 2011
20 Jan 2012 Among those who attempted the crossing, more than 130 are known to have drowned. Most of the new arrivals reach Yemen in desperate condition. -
Mixed maritime migration to Yemen reaches record annual high
18 Nov 2011 More than 12,500 refugees and migrants arrived in Yemen on smuggler boats last month, pushing the total for this year to a record 84,656. -
Almost 320,000 civilians flee Somalia this year, including 20,000 to Yemen
21 Oct 2011 In Yemen's reception centres, new arrivals say drought, famine, conflict and forced conscription are the main reasons for their flight from Somalia.