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Survivors of sea voyage to Malta say seven Somali refugees died
8 May 2012 Latest deaths bring the number of reported or confirmed dead among people attempting to reach Europe from Libya to 81 this year. -
Somali refugees in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado exceed 150,000 as rains hit camps
27 Apr 2012 New arrivals cite insecurity inside Somalia as their reason for flight. Some say they fled in fear of possible forced recruitment or military conscription. -
Thriving after a crisis: Security and refugee empowerment in Dadaab
26 Apr 2012 UNHCR, its partners and the refugee community adapt to a new reality in the world's biggest refugee camp in Kenya. -
Chinese actress seeks to build bridges with Somali refugees
10 Apr 2012 Yao Chen, UNHCR's honorary patron for China, humbled and inspired by talks with Somali refugee women in Ethiopia. -
Kenyan camp sees influx from Sudan, South Sudan
28 Mar 2012 Twenty years after it opened its doors to Sudanese refugees, Kakuma camp is receiving a new influx of asylum-seekers mostly from Jonglei and South Kordofan states. -
Mortar attacks kill four displaced people in Mogadishu; UNHCR alarmed
20 Mar 2012 In the first such attack since last August, mortars landed in a settlement for internally displaced people in the Wardhigley district of the Somalia capital. -
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. -
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.