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From "Yes we can" to "Not again," two-time refugee loses hope amid Sudan fighting
15 Nov 2011 Five years ago, Santino Samuel John returned from Ethiopia to Sudan with high hopes after the civil war. Now he's back in exile, longing for his family to join him. -
Some 2,000 Sudanese refugees flee bombing raids in Blue Nile state
28 Oct 2011 The new arrivals are mostly women, children and the elderly who fled bombing and fear of bombing in areas located between Kurmuk and the Blue Nile capital. -
Almost 320,000 civilians flee Somalia this year, including 20,000 to Yemen
21 Oct 2011 In Yemen's reception centres, new arrivals say drought, famine, conflict and forced conscription are the main reasons for their flight from Somalia. -
UNHCR moves Sudanese refugees away from volatile border area
20 Oct 2011 UNHCR starts moving some 600 Sudanese refugees away from border areas amid fears that fighting inside Sudan could spill across the border into Ethiopia. -
UNHCR faces challenges helping Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia
11 Oct 2011 Beyond the sheer logistics of establishing camps and transit centres and providing shelter and basic aid, there are other major challenges. -
UNHCR opens camp in western Ethiopia for Blue Nile state refugees
7 Oct 2011 A convoy of buses brought a first group of almost 400 Sudanese refugees to Tongo camp, which has a capacity for 3,000 people. -
Unaccompanied Somali teens at risk in bid to reach safety in Ethiopia
30 Sep 2011 Hassen is one of an increasing number of unaccompanied children who are turning up at refugee camps set up in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado district. -
Thousands more flee air strikes in Sudan's Blue Nile State
27 Sep 2011 UNHCR appeals for $10 million to care for refugees who are preparing for a longer exile in Ethiopia by bringing beds and goats. -
Health situation improves for Somalis in Ethiopia; World Bank grants US$30 million to help refugees
16 Sep 2011 UNHCR and its partners make progress in boosting health care and providing nutrition to vulnerable refugees in several camps, including in Ethiopia.