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UNHCR concerned about new restrictions on humanitarian work in Somalia
1 Nov 2011 UNHCR expresses at the decision by Somalia's Al Shabaab militia to revoke permission for UNHCR and others to work in areas controlled by the group. -
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. -
UNHCR chief seeks more international support to solve the Somali refugee situation
7 Oct 2011 High Commissioner António Guterres wraps up the annual meeting of UNHCR's governing Executive Committee (ExCom). -
UNHCR concerned about fresh violence in Somalia
4 Oct 2011 The renewed clashes between opposing armed groups are further exacerbating the already severe humanitarian situation. -
Angelina Jolie appeals to governments to step up life-saving efforts in the Horn of Africa
4 Oct 2011 In a speech to UNHCR's governing Executive Committee, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie says the world is getting tougher for refugees.