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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. -
Somali refugees learn to live together in new tented town rising in Kenya
19 Sep 2011 A delicate lattice of community begins to take hold among the thousands of refugees who inhabit the white tents of the Ifo Extension in northern Kenya. -
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. -
Amid improved security, UNHCR scales up operations inside Somalia
9 Sep 2011 Taking advantage of an improved security situation in parts of Somalia, UNHCR is scaling up its presence in the capital and in border regions. -
Hope wins out as Somali refugee heads to Salt Lake City for a new life
9 Sep 2011 Aden and his family leave northern Kenya today for a new life in the United States. Some 10,000 Somalis at Dadaab have been accepted for resettlement. -
20,000 Sudanese flee to Ethiopia to escape fighting in Blue Nile state
6 Sep 2011 A UNHCR team visits the displaced and finds that the physical state of the refugees generally appears good, but they need food, water and shelter. -
Back to school in the world's largest refugee camp
5 Sep 2011 The academic year gets under way in the world's largest refugee camp complex, with some 43,000 Somali children turning up for classes at Dadaab, Kenya. -
IKEA Foundation gives UNHCR US$62 million for Somali refugees in Kenya
30 Aug 2011 The IKEA Foundation's donation will be staggered over three years and is the largest single corporate donation ever made to UNHCR. -
Saving Somali children: Striving to stave off a health crisis in Ethiopian camp
26 Aug 2011 The graves at Kobe refugee camp are scattered here and there and their existence screams of an urgent condition. Most contain the bodies of children.