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Dairy start-up empowers Somali women refugees
8 Mar 2017 Uprooted from their homes, 20 refugee women find new independence by opening a dairy cooperative in Ethiopia. -
Inside Somalia, drought displacement growing
21 Feb 2017 -
News comment by UNHCR's Spokesperson, William Spindler, on the death of Eight Somali refugees off Yemen
7 Feb 2017 -
Insecurity in Yemen threatens incoming refugees and migrants
7 Feb 2017 UNHCR launches campaign to highlight dangers to thousands of people – most from Ethiopia and Somalia – who continue head to Yemen despite the raging conflict. -
'Growing hopelessness' grips 'forgotten' Somali refugees, warns UNHCR
9 Jan 2017 UNHCR Special Envoy Mohamed Abdi Affey says nearly one million displaced Somalis face growing desperation as donors become fatigued. -
UNHCR welcomes Kenya statement, urges flexibility on timeframes for Somali refugees
16 Nov 2016 -
Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off Egypt
30 Sep 2016 In interviews with UNHCR, survivors recall their horror as a trawler that smugglers packed with up to 500 people capsized, claiming at least 202 lives. -
Migrant and refugee boat tragedy and irregular departures from Egypt
23 Sep 2016 -
UNHCR saddened by loss of life in boat capsize off Egypt
23 Sep 2016 Egyptian authorities rescue 150 people including Sudanese, Eritreans and Somalis after boat capsizes off Rosetta. At least 42 bodies have reportedly been recovered.