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Somalia: Renewed fighting in Mogadishu sparks fresh exodus
Source: UNHCR Briefing Notes Publish date: 25 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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Q&A: Ambush in Somalia fails to deter Austrian aid worker Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 25 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (6k) |
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More than 8,000 flee fresh fighting in Somalia capital Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 25 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (2k) |
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Q&A: A scholarship gives hope to a Somali refugee in Yemen Source: UNHCR News Stories Publish date: 11 Apr 2008 Filetype: HTML (4k) |
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UNHCR Operations
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UNHCR Global Appeal 2008-2009 - Somalia Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Dec 2007 Filetype: PDF (770k) |
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UNHCR Global Report 2006 - Somalia Source: UNHCR Fundraising Reports Publish date: 1 Jun 2007 Filetype: PDF (132k) |
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Statistics
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2005 UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheet - Somalia Source: UNHCR Statistical Yearbook Country Data Sheets Publish date: 30 Apr 2007 Filetype: PDF (25k) |
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Funding
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Somalia Situation Supplementary Appeal: Protection and assistance to Somali IDPs and refugees in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Yemen and Djibouti, 2007-2008 Source: UNHCR Donor Information Publish date: 20 Jul 2007 Filetype: PDF (1007k) |
Background, Analysis and Policy
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Real-time evaluation of UNHCR's IDP operation in Somalia Source: UNHCR Evaluation Reports Publish date: 1 Sep 2007 Filetype: PDF (163k) |
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Protracted displacement and remittances: the view from Eastleigh, Nairobi, Anna Lindley Source: New Issues in Refugee Research Publish date: 1 Aug 2007 Filetype: PDF (99k) |
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The State of the World's Refugees 2006 - Chapter 2 Safeguarding asylum: Box 2.5 The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Somali Refugees
Source: State of the World's Refugees Publish date: 19 Apr 2006 Filetype: HTML (6k) |
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Refugees Magazine Issue 132: (Protection) – Resettlement: "I feel like I was a blind man who can now see" Source: Refugees Magazine Publish date: 1 Sep 2003 Filetype: HTML (5k) |
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UNHCR Maps
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Somalia Atlas Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Nov 2007 Filetype: PDF (536k) |
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Somalia - Logistic Map Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 18 Aug 2006 Filetype: PDF (556k) |
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Global Report 2005 - UNHCR in Somalia Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Jun 2006 Filetype: PDF (319k) |
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Global Appeal 2006 - UNHCR in Somalia Source: UNHCR Maps Publish date: 1 Dec 2005 Filetype: PDF (283k) |
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(Longest first)
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Origin of major refugee populations (as at 1 Jan 2007, ten largest groups)
Afghanistan
2,108,000
Iraq*
1,451,000
Sudan
686,000
Somalia
464,000
DR Congo
402,000
Burundi
397,000
Viet Nam
374,000
Turkey
227,000
Angola
207,000
Myanmar
203,000
* Estimated at over 2 million by September 2007.
Note: Some 334,000 Palestinian refugees also come under UNHCR’s mandate, while a further 4.4 million Palestinian refugees are cared for by UNRWA.
Source: Protecting Refugees, and the Role of UNHCR, 2007 edition.
Origin of major refugee arrivals during 2005 (10 largest movements)
Togo
39,100
Sudan
34,500
D.R. Congo
15,600
Somalia
13,600
Cen. Afr. Rep.
11,500
Iraq
10,500
Burundi
6,100
Bhutan
1,500
Rwanda
1,500
Russian Fed.
500
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
Top 10 voluntary repatriation movements in 2005, by destination*
Afghanistan
752,000
Liberia
70,000
Burundi
68,000
Iraq
56,000
Angola
54,000
D.R. Congo
39,000
Sudan
19,000
Somalia
12,000
Rwanda
10,000
Nigeria
7,000
* Based on country of origin and asylum reports.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
Major internally displaced populations of concern to UNHCR (as at 1 Jan 2006)*
Colombia§
2,000,000
Iraq
1,200,000
Sudan
841,900
Azerbaijan
578,500
Somalia
400,000
Sri Lanka
324,700
Serbia & Mont.
246,400
Liberia
237,800
Georgia
234,200
Bosnia & Herz.
182,700
Russian Fed.
170,500
Afghanistan
142,500
* Only IDPs who are protected or assisted by UNHCR. Most IDP populations are not covered by UNHCR and so are not reflected.
§ UNHCR estimate.
Source: Refugees By Numbers, 2006 edition.
UNHCR Web Video
Somalia: Displaced by War
As conflict in Somalia continues to rage, the number of people fleeing the fighting has topped one million. Makeshift camps close to Mogadishu are overflowing and many of the displaced are moving further afield to areas where conditions are better. (3:10)
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Yemen: Risking Refuge
Increasingly large numbers of Somali refugees and other desperate people are trying to make their way across the Gulf of Aden to the shores of Yemen to find refuge from war and poverty. This desperate journey has cost hundreds their lives as they seek a better life. UNHCR assists those who survive and tries to discourage others from making the perilous journey. Note that this video contains graphic images. (4:34)
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Good Sports: Somali Refugee Girls
Cultural and religious restrictions have long held back Somali refugee girls from realising their potential. Now in the Dadaab refugee settlements in north-eastern Kenya, the "Together for Girls" campaign is making significant gains in promoting the right of girls to play sports. (5:14)
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Dadaab airdrops
UNHCR resorts to airdrops to bring in desperately needed assistance to refugee settlements at Dadaab. (2:33)
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Kenya: Refugee camp flooded
One of UNHCR's largest refugee settlements in East Africa is submerged by floods. (1:19)
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Somali Refugees in Kenya
The flow of refugees from Somalia has reached more than 1,000 per day and UNHCR is trying to cope under difficult circumstances. (2:34)
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Making the environment work
A unique project in Ethiopia encourages Somali refugees improve themselves and help the environment. (3:06)
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Somalia: People-smuggling
Despite the risks desperate people are willing to pay smugglers to help them escape violence or poverty. (3:46)
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Corporate - Part 2: Nike in Dadaab refugee camp
Introduction to Kenya's biggest camp. Produced by Nike and Brand New Telly Industries. (4:39)
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Corporate - Part 1: Nike and Together for Girls
Conceptualising the Nike-UNHCR project. Produced by Nike and Brand New Telly Industries. (3:11)
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Corporate - Part 3: Nike and sports for refugees
Freedom without fear. Produced by Nike and Brand New Telly Industries. (4:35)
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Ethiopia: The Way Forward
The importance of educating young refugees. (3:22).
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Refugees Return to Somaliland
Somali refugees end exile in Ethiopia's camps. (4:09)
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The Nansen Refugee Award 2003
Italian humanitarian worker, Dr. Annalena Tonelli. (5:02)
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UNHCR Photo Galleries
New arrivals in Yemen
Despite rickety boats and brutal treatment from smugglers, Ethiopians and Somalis continue to make the perilous journey.
Flood Airdrop in Kenya
Thousands of refugees, cut off from the world for a month by severe flooding in northern Kenya, get airdropped UNHCR relief supplies.
Kenya floods threaten refugees
Flood waters have created havoc in the Dadaab refugee camp complex, sweeping away the homes of thousands of refugees.
Gulf of Aden people-smuggling
International help needed.
Post-tsunami recovery in Puntland
Somalia, shifts from relief to development.
Somalia/Ethiopia
Somalilanders repatriate from Ethiopia.