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UNHCR urges CAR combatants to use Pope's visit to seek peace
27 Nov 2015 Pope Francis' visit comes as violent attacks have triggered an 18 per cent increase in the number of people displaced within the country since September. -
UNHCR condemns attacks on camps in Central African Republic
12 Nov 2015 Suspected rebel fighters kill at least eight in attacks on camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Bambari and Batangafo as fresh violence flares. -
UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced
6 Nov 2015 Items including tents, blankets and kitchen sets distributed to more than 1,600 families displaced by Cyclone Chapala -
Refugees continue to reach Yemen by sea despite conflict
27 Oct 2015 Strife-torn country now hosts 264,615 refugees, while the number of internally displaced reaches a record of 2,305,048 -
UNHCR condemns attack on displaced in western Chad, pledges more help
13 Oct 2015 UNHCR deplores the violence and mourns the loss of life caused by suicide attacks at the weekend in the western Chad town of Baga Sola -
UNHCR head Guterres urges massive EU response to help Greece attend to refugees
9 Oct 2015 UNHCR head Guterres urges massive EU response to help Greece attend to refugees -
Number displaced by violence in Bangui soars past 40,000
1 Oct 2015 Uneasy calm returns to Central African Republic capital of Bangui, but tension remains -
UNHCR seeking urgent access to thousands fleeing Bangui, CAR violence
29 Sep 2015 Tense situation worryingly reminiscent of 2013-14 when thousands of people were killed and tens of thousands forcibly displaced -
Lake Chad: new violence, new displacement
24 Sep 2015 Nigerian crisis makes lake epicentre of violence and suffering for bordering countries