Drought brings life-threatening food shortages for refugees in Ethiopia

Five failed rainy seasons, rising prices, and a funding shortfall are pushing refugees in the Horn of Africa to the brink.

100,000 new Somali refugees arrive in Ethiopia in the past month, UN and partners are calling for urgent funding

Joint Press Release

UNHCR teams and partners rush assistance to some 100,000 newly arrived Somali refugees in hard-to-reach area of Ethiopia

As the Horn of Africa drought enters a sixth failed rainy season, UNHCR calls for urgent assistance

Kenya's Dadaab camp swells with Somalis fleeing drought, conflict

Failed rains and lingering conflict have driven over 110,000 Somalis across the border in the last two years into Kenyan camps already struggling to cope with drought.

UNHCR and partners appeal for US$1.3 billion to support South Sudanese refugees

Tens of thousands arrive in Ethiopia, fleeing recent clashes in Somalia

Following peace efforts, UNHCR's Grandi urges support and solutions for refugees and displaced in Ethiopia

Somalis flee drought and conflict to Kenya's Dadaab camps

Some 45,000 Somalis have arrived to Dadaab in 2022 and more are expected to arrive in the coming months, but resources to receive them are stretched.