-
Tens of thousands flee tribal clashes in Yemen in past three months
9 Mar 2012 Tribal clashes in northern Yemen displace some 52,000 people over the past three months. In the south, recent fighting displaces at least 1,800 people. -
Postcode Lotteries in Netherlands and Sweden give nearly 4 million euro
23 Feb 2012 Their vital assistance to UNHCR this year includes funding to expand education in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp. -
Thousands of Somalis flee renewed clashes into Mogadishu
17 Feb 2012 Resurgent fighting in Somalia's Afgooye corridor has driven thousands of civilians – some of them already displaced previously – into the capital. -
UNHCR seeks US$145 million to help tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees
10 Feb 2012 The UN refugee agency calls for an additional US$145 million to help up to 185,000 Sudanese refugees sheltering in Ethiopia and South Sudan. -
A record 103,000 refugees and migrants cross the high seas to Yemen in 2011
20 Jan 2012 Among those who attempted the crossing, more than 130 are known to have drowned. Most of the new arrivals reach Yemen in desperate condition. -
Twin blasts in Dadaab raise concerns of worsening security
21 Dec 2011 Monday's explosion in Hagadera camp killed one police officer and wounded two others. Tuesday's blast in nearby Ifo camp suggested it was not an isolated incident. -
Massive airlift launched to aid Sudanese refugees in South Sudan
20 Dec 2011 This morning's flight from Nairobi brought urgently needed supplies to South Sudan, where tens of thousands of Sudanese seek refuge from fighting back home. UNHCR plans another 17 sorties over the coming weeks. -
From oil to toil, Thai worker leaves Ethiopia camp with UNHCR help
12 Dec 2011 When Thai citizen Buntha Mkewyu started working for an oil company in Sudan, the last thing he expected was to flee conflict and land in a refugee camp. -
Thousands of Sudanese refugees increasingly at risk from fighting
9 Dec 2011 UNHCR worries about some 20,000 refugees in South Sudan who are increasingly at risk as fighting rages near the border with Sudan.