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Record numbers forced to flee ongoing violence in Burkina Faso
23 Jul 2021 -
First anniversary of the Abidjan Declaration on the eradication of statelessness
25 Feb 2016 Some 22,000 people acquired identity documents in West Africa in past year -
Hundreds of Benin flood victims find shelter in UNHCR tents
5 Nov 2010 Hundreds of flood victims in the southern Benin town of Ouinhi find welcome shelter in UNHCR-supplied tents after fleeing their flooded villages. -
First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin
28 Oct 2010 UNHCR relief supplies will aid thousands of families left homeless by severe flooding. -
First UNHCR emergency aid flight arrives in Benin
28 Oct 2010 -
UNHCR stepping in as Benin flood impact grows
22 Oct 2010 The UN refugee agency expects to begin an emergency airlift to Benin in the next few days to help an estimated 680,000 people affected by floods. -
UNHCR stepping in as Benin flood impact grows
22 Oct 2010 -
Benin closes Come camp for Togolese refugees
18 Aug 2006 Benin has closed a camp set up last year to shelter refugees from post-electoral violence in neighbouring Togo. Convoys last week moved the last 493 refugees from Come Camp to the settlement of Agame, close to the border with Togo. -
Lack of funds threatens UNHCR assistance to Togolese refugees
4 Aug 2005 Despite repeated requests for funds, the UN refugee agency still faces a serious shortfall in resources available to help Togolese refugees in Benin and Ghana. Already, UNHCR has had to put on hold the assistance it is giving the refugees, even as the numbers continue to grow.