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In Thailand, birth registration gives refugee babies a good start in life
24 Sep 2012 In an important step to prevent statelessness, Thailand has issued birth certificates to some 5,000 newborns in refugee camps along the border with Myanmar. -
As rains ebb in South Sudan, refugee flows are expected to rise
13 Sep 2012 The number of new arrivals could reach 30,000 by year's end. UNHCR urges aid organizations to start planning for a surge in refugee arrivals. -
UNHCR describes alarming health and nutrition situation in South Sudan camps
24 Aug 2012 Mortality malnutrition rates among Sudanese refugee children in Yida and Batil camp continue to worry UNHCR and its partners; efforts underway to improve situation. -
Kakuma camp in Kenya surpasses its 100,000 capacity
6 Aug 2012 UNHCR has serious concerns as refugees continue to arrive and the camp area cannot expand without a new source of water. -
Aid agencies work to stabilize health situation in South Sudan camps
3 Aug 2012 Alarmed by high mortality and morbidity rates among Sudanese refugees in Yida and Batil camps, UNHCR is working with partners to improve treatment and prevention. -
UNHCR relocates 4,000 Sudanese refugees; more convoys planned
24 Jul 2012 UNHCR is moving thousands of Sudanese from the waterlogged and overcrowded Jammam camp, where living conditions are worsening. -
Number of Somali refugees in Horn of Africa passes 1 million mark
17 Jul 2012 But UNHCR data for the main arrival countries of Kenya and Ethiopia also shows lower but steady numbers of people leaving Somalia. -
High Commissioner for Refugees wraps up mission to Myanmar, Thailand
13 Jul 2012 UNHCR finds wide support for only voluntary return of refugees from Thailand to Myanmar -
UNHCR warns that operations for Sudanese refugees at breaking point
4 Jul 2012 UNHCR field offices in Ethiopia and South Sudan say 211,700 refugees have so far arrived from Sudan's Blue Nile and South Kordofan states.