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Deadly start to Gulf of Aden sailing season
17 Sep 2010 At least three people lose their lives as the new sailing season for civilians desperate to cross the Gulf of Aden to reach Yemen gets under way. -
"My fear is to fail in assisting people in real need"
19 Aug 2010 On World Humanitarian Day, UNHCR staff in Iraq, Yemen, Syria and elsewhere discuss their challenges and what keeps them going every day. -
Neighbouring countries feeling the strain as Somalia's emergency grows
3 May 2010 A high-level UNHCR delegation to the Horn of Africa sees for itself evidence that Somalia's humanitarian emergency is intensifying. -
Somali refugee flow across the Gulf of Aden slows down this year
9 Apr 2010 The number of people making the risky sea crossing from the Horn of Africa to Yemen drops in first quarter compared to a year earlier. -
UNHCR visits sites for forcibly displaced civilians in Yemen's Sa'ada City
26 Mar 2010 UNHCR takes part in a joint assessment mission to look at the needs of thousands of people displaced by months of fighting in Yemen's Sa'ada City. -
Latest UNHCR emergency training aimed at senior managers
17 Mar 2010 Staff from UNHCR and its partners take part in a simulated humanitarian crisis as part of a Workshop for Emergency Management hosted in chilly Sweden. -
World Cup-bound Norwegian cyclist teaches Eritrean refugees about the internet
16 Mar 2010 When Bjorn Heidenstrom met pupils at the Eritrean Refugee School in Khartoum, he was so impressed he decided to help bring the internet into their classrooms. -
UNHCR calls on donors for fresh contributions to Yemen operation
5 Feb 2010 UNHCR says it might have to scale back on its work in Yemen due to a lack of funding and calls on donors for fresh contributions to its operations there. -
Latest fighting brings number of displaced in northern Yemen to 200,000
12 Jan 2010 Months of renewed fighting in northern Yemen has pushed the number of people displaced by the protracted conflict past the 200,000 mark.