News Archives
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Unable to support themselves, thousands of Somalis flee their homes
6 Jul 2012Growing numbers of displaced Somalis have been citing difficulty in providing for themselves as the main reason for fleeing their homes.
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“Critical” refugee situation in South Sudan requires urgent donor assistance says UNHCR
28 Jun 2012The UN refugee agency has issued an urgent appeal for more funding in order to step up its assistance to refugees in South Sudan and neighbouring Ethiopia.
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UNHCR relocates 8,000 Sudanese refugees to decongest sites
18 Jun 2012South Sudan is currently hosting more than 150,000 refugees from Sudan.
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UNHCR steps up aid in South Sudan camp as population tops 35,000
7 Jun 2012South Sudan is currently hosting more than 115,000 Sudanese refugees from the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile.
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UNHCR moves Congolese to transit camp following Uganda influx
30 May 2012A further 13,000-15,000 people crossed the border from Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu province in the latest influx, according to Ugandan district officials.
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Almost 20,000 flee fresh fighting in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province
14 May 2012More than 20,000 people have fled fighting between government forces and renegade troops in eastern Congo in recent days and found shelter in areas near the provincial capital of Goma
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UNHCR and WFP chiefs highlight plight of Mali refugees in Niger
14 May 2012UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to help Malian refugees and host communities in Niger and said a political solution was urgently needed
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Afghan Conference: After years in exile, returnee reflects on starting over
10 May 2012UNHCR talked to a man who returned to Afghanistan last year after 28 years as a refugee in Pakistan.
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UNHCR warns of funding shortfall for operations to help Syrian refugees
30 Apr 2012The Syria Regional Response Plan outlines the response needs for Syrian refugees who have fled the country since March 2011.
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Angelina Jolie visits Ecuador on first mission as UNHCR Special Envoy
26 Apr 2012Angelina Jolie, making her third trip to meet Colombian refugees in Ecuador, has called on the government to keep an open asylum policy and maintain its tradition of helping vulnerable people in need.