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UNHCR moves Malian refugees to safer areas of Burkina Faso
21 Dec 2012 Goudebou camp is safer and it is easier to provide protection, shelter, general assistance and access to basic services than at camps near the border. -
IDPs struggle to survive after escaping fighting in northern Mali
12 Dec 2012 Nearly 200,000 displaced Malian civilians are concentrated in various areas of north and south where their need for food and shelter is huge. -
New data shows 85,000 more IDPs in Mali than previously known
2 Nov 2012 A least 203,845 people are internally displaced, according to estimates by UNHCR and its key partners. Previously, the estimate was 118,795. -
New data showing higher IDP numbers inside Mali than previously known
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Surviving in Niamey: Malian refugees struggle to get by in the big city
1 Nov 2012 There are some 6,000 urban refugees in the Niger capital, Niamey. UNHCR hopes that a registration exercise will help the agency pinpoint their needs. -
Q&A: UNHCR coordinator for Mali crisis hopes for best, prepares for worst
29 Oct 2012 Valentin Tapsoba is preparing contingency plans for the Mali emergency, including the possibility of further mass displacement in the months ahead. -
Tuareg gives up good private sector job to help Malian refugees
25 Oct 2012 When Malian families arrived in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid was struck by the number of children. He quit his job so he could help. -
Q&A: Swedish diplomat reflects on visit to refugee camp in Niger
19 Oct 2012 Jan Knutsson, who just completed his term as chairman of UNHCR's governing body, discusses his recent trip to meet Malian refugees in Niger. -
Mali refugee students set up "government" in UNHCR-backed school in Niger
5 Oct 2012 UNHCR works with Niger's Ministry of Education, UNICEF and Oxfam to provide education for as many Malian refugee children as possible.