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20,000 Sudanese flee to Ethiopia to escape fighting in Blue Nile state
6 Sep 2011 A UNHCR team visits the displaced and finds that the physical state of the refugees generally appears good, but they need food, water and shelter. -
Saving Somali children: Striving to stave off a health crisis in Ethiopian camp
26 Aug 2011 The graves at Kobe refugee camp are scattered here and there and their existence screams of an urgent condition. Most contain the bodies of children. -
UNHCR concerned as sub-Saharan Africans targeted in Libya
26 Aug 2011 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres urges restraint as Libyan rebels round up sub-Saharan Africans suspected of fighting for Gaddafi regime. -
Somali exodus slows in Horn of Africa but grows in Yemen
26 Aug 2011 The number of people fleeing their homes in Somalia has been falling this month, but a growing number are risking the high seas to reach Yemen. -
UNHCR experts sent to remote Ethiopian area to help 18,000 Somalis
23 Aug 2011 The UNHCR team sent to Gode includes specialists in health, nutrition, protection, field coordination and registration. -
UNHCR chief Guterres calls for safety of third-country nationals in Libya
22 Aug 2011 High Commissioner António Guterres says third-country nationals trapped in Tripoli and other areas must be properly protected from harm. -
UNHCR addresses "alarming" level of child mortality in Ethiopian camp
16 Aug 2011 About 10 children under five have been dying every day in Kobe camp since June. Malnutrition is the main cause, but measles compounds the problem. -
In Ethiopia, UNHCR moves more Somalis into new camp amid measles vaccination
9 Aug 2011 Some 4,000 refugees are moved from the Dollo Ado transit centre into Hilaweyn camp as UNHCR and partners step up a measles vaccination campaign. -
UNHCR helps relocate Somali refugees to new camp in eastern Ethiopia
5 Aug 2011 UNHCR and its partners begin the relocation of nearly 15,000 Somali refugees who have been living in a transit centre in the eastern region of Dollo Ado.