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First groups of stranded South Sudanese return to Juba
16 May 2012 A humanitarian airlift from Sudan to South Sudan brings more than 300 southerners home after more than a year in limbo. Thousands more will follow. -
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. -
Recent fighting near Sudan-South Sudan border displaces 35,000
24 Apr 2012 The recent fighting displaces some 35,000 people in areas around Heglig, Talodi and other parts of Sudan's South Kordofan province. -
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. -
UNHCR fears effect of Sudan border insecurity on refugee safety in Yida
27 Mar 2012 The refugee agency is in regular discussion with refugee leaders about the urgent need to relocate in order to avoid civilian casualties. -
Tribal clashes force 15,000 Lou Nuer people to flee to Ethiopia
13 Mar 2012 Most of the displaced are women, children and elderly people who fled from South Sudan's Jonglei state following clashes there earlier this year. -
Hundreds flee fresh violence on Sudan-South Sudan border
6 Mar 2012 UNHCR registers more than 2,200 new arrivals in refugee sites in South Sudan's Upper Nile state, bringing refugee total in the area to more than 80,000. -
UNHCR seeks US$145 million to help tens of thousands of Sudanese refugees
10 Feb 2012 The UN refugee agency calls for an additional US$145 million to help up to 185,000 Sudanese refugees sheltering in Ethiopia and South Sudan.