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UNHCR warns against perilous Horn of Africa sea crossings
19 Jan 2016 Despite the civil war raging in Yemen, 92,446 people arrived there by boat last year, 95 of them perishing in the attempt, with a further 36 dying at sea since in January -
UNHCR battles cholera at world's largest refugee complex
31 Dec 2015 Four cholera treatment centres have been set up to curb the outbreak that has so far killed 10 at Kenya's Dadaab complex. -
Ethiopian refugee family from Yemen start over in Sweden
31 Dec 2015 Despite challenges, long journey from Horn of Africa to northern Sweden brings only smiles. -
Thousands still at Greek-FYR Macedonia border
4 Dec 2015 UNHCR calls on authorities of both countries to manage border in a manner consistent with human rights and refugee-protection principles -
UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced
6 Nov 2015 Items including tents, blankets and kitchen sets distributed to more than 1,600 families displaced by Cyclone Chapala -
Refugees continue to reach Yemen by sea despite conflict
27 Oct 2015 Strife-torn country now hosts 264,615 refugees, while the number of internally displaced reaches a record of 2,305,048 -
More support needed for Somali refugees going back home from Kenya
16 Oct 2015 Nearly 5,000 Somali refugees from Kenya's Dadaab camps have returned home since December 2014 and a further 4,500 have signed up to go back -
First group of asylum seekers relocated from Italy to Sweden
9 Oct 2015 First group of asylum seekers who arrived in Italy via Mediterranean are relocated to Sweden under EU scheme. -
One war forced a family to flee Somalia, and now another has forced them to return
14 Sep 2015 A Somali family returns to Puntland after 15 years in Yemen, fleeing the country where they had gone in search of protection.