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UNHCR seeks US$145 million in fresh appeal for Horn of Africa emergency
28 Jul 2011 The UN refugee agency appeals for an extra US$8.6 million to expand its humanitarian assistance in the East and Horn of Africa. -
Tens of thousands of drought-displaced Somalis head to Mogadishu
26 Jul 2011 Tens of thousands of Somalis have converged on Mogadishu in search of food, water, shelter and other assistance and about 1,000 are now arriving every day. -
Famine forces Somali granny and her children on a long trek for food
25 Jul 2011 When her livestock died off, 55-year-old Nuuriya decided to flee her village and seek help. She's now trying to get used to Galkayo, her new home. -
Famine victims converge on Mogadishu; region's camps report deaths
22 Jul 2011 Every day, the Somali capital receives about 1,000 famine- and conflict-hit people. Some Somali refugees who make it to neighbouring Ethiopia and Kenya are on the brink of death. -
Q&A: Doctor alarmed by death, malnutrition among Somali refugees
21 Jul 2011 As chief of UNHCR's Public Health and HIV section, Dr Paul Spiegel has been in many emergencies. But what he saw at the Ethiopia border was shocking. -
UNHCR boosts aid delivery inside Somalia
19 Jul 2011 The UN refugee agency is scaling up aid distribution in Somalia's south and west as the humanitarian situation deteriorates. -
UNHCR starts emergency airlift of tents to Kenya, Ethiopia
18 Jul 2011 Thousands of tents are on their way to the remote border regions near Somalia, where emaciated Somali refugees are in desperate need of shelter. -
UNHCR welcomes camp extension at Dadaab, Kenya
15 Jul 2011 Kenya's decision to open the Ifo II extension will help to decongest camps now struggling to host 380,000 refugees – over four times their capacity. -
Somali rape survivor rebuilds life
14 Jul 2011 Gender-based violence is a taboo but pervasive problem among displaced women in Somalia. UNHCR and partners are working to improve reporting and counselling for survivors like Fadhumo.