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"We're in a crisis right now": World's biggest refugee camp sees alarming spike in child deaths
11 Jul 2011 Child mortality is up six-fold in parts of Kenya's Dadaab camp as Somali refugees continue arriving amid the Horn of Africa crisis. UNHCR chief António Guterres has called for aid inside Somalia. -
UNHCR appeals for $136.3 million as Horn of Africa crisis grows
8 Jul 2011 The extra funding is needed to assist the growing exodus of Somalis fleeing conflict and drought into neighbouring countries, said UNHCR chief António Guterres in Ethiopia. -
UNHCR concerned about malnutrition levels among new Somali refugees
5 Jul 2011 More than 50 per cent of Somali children arriving in Ethiopia are seriously malnourished; the rate for Kenya is also worrying at 30 to 40 per cent. -
Pressure grows at Dadaab complex amid fresh influx of Somali refugees
1 Jul 2011 As thousands of Somali refugees stream into Kenya, the mounting pressure on the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex has erupted into violence. -
Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres visit boat people on Italian island
19 Jun 2011 Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie joins UNHCR chief António Guterres on Italy's Lampedusa Island to meet boat people from North Africa. -
UNHCR chief returns to Tunisia to meet refugees from Libya
17 Jun 2011 Ahead of World Refugee Day, UNHCR chief António Guterres returns to Tunisia to remind the world of its generosity in hosting refugees from Libya. -
UNHCR worried about refugees and displaced people in strife-torn Yemen
3 Jun 2011 The escalating violence has killed two Somali refugees and displaced thousands of refugees and Yemenis alike. -
UNHCR urges more international support to ease tensions at Tunisia border camp
27 May 2011 Recent disturbances at Choucha camp point to the urgent need to find separate solutions for migrant workers and refugees fleeing the Libya conflict. -
50,000 civilians flee Somalia in first quarter, double from a year earlier
29 Apr 2011 Kenya received most of the new arrivals, with more than 31,400. But UNHCR noted a sharp rise in the number of Somalis going to Ethiopia – some 12,200.