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UNHCR and host countries seek more help to cope with Syria refugee crisis
5 May 2014 UNHCR chief Guterres says that due to the protracted character of the crisis, international support needs to massively increase in the months to come. -
UNHCR support helps end sleepless nights for struggling students in Dadaab
2 May 2014 After settling in a new dormitory built by UNHCR, needy refugees and Kenyans studying at a Dadaab secondary school can now focus entirely on their studies. -
On a high seas rescue mission with the Italian Navy
21 Mar 2014 A flotilla of five navy vessels has saved more than 10,000 people from overcrowded boats on the Mediterranean under an operation launched last year. -
More than 40 missing and feared drowned in latest Gulf of Aden boat tragedy
11 Mar 2014 The boat was reportedly carrying 77 men, women and children from Somalia and Ethiopia when it sank. Thirty-three people were rescued. -
UNHCR urges continued international protection for asylum-seekers from Somalia
28 Jan 2014 UNHCR stresses the need for governments to assess applications for protection on the basis of reliable, up-to-date information about the situation in Somalia. -
LEGO Foundation donates US$3 million to build a future for refugee children
24 Jan 2014 The donation will fund UNHCR education programmes in Chad, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda and Yemen. -
Love of family, country draw first refugees back to Somalia from Kenya
9 Dec 2013 Next January, UNHCR will begin assisting Somali refugees who want to return from Kenya on their own. One young mother tells what's pulling her home. -
UNHCR stresses that repatriation of Somalis from Kenya must be voluntary
26 Nov 2013 The understanding was reaffirmed when Kenyan and Somali refugee commissioners visited Dadaab refugee camp-complex to discuss the repatriation process. -
Yemen meet agrees on regional cooperation to tackle asylum and irregular migration
13 Nov 2013 The irregular migration flows across the sea to Yemen, and the maritime disasters that often ensue, drive home the urgent need for increased international action to avert such incidents.