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Student excels at Angelina Jolie Pitt-funded girls school in Kenya camp
27 Mar 2015 The primary school in Kakuma that the UNHCR Special Envoy set up in 2002 recorded an 86 percent pass rate -
UNHCR Chief appeals for more aid to Cameroon
26 Mar 2015 António Guterres visits the thousands of Nigerians who have fled the conflict in their country -
UNHCR begins relocation of 50,000 South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia before the rains come
17 Mar 2015 The refugees are being moved from the Leitchuor and Nip Nip refugee camps in the Gambella region. Last year both camps were severely hit by floodwaters. -
Sudanese Lost Boy to promote refugee cause as UNHCR High Profile Supporter
9 Mar 2015 Hollywood actor and model Ger Duany is honoured to be recognized as a supporter of the refugee cause. He also feels a heavy burden of personal responsibility. -
International Women's Day 2015: Former Kinshasa cabbie earns a crust feeding refugees and aid workers
6 Mar 2015 Every day, Masika bakes 1,500 small loaves of bread for sale, while aid workers and refugees eating at her restaurant can choose tasty beef or fish dishes. -
Some 16,000 refugees seek shelter in Cameroon following clashes in north-east Nigeria
3 Mar 2015 The displaced come from villages caught in fighting along the border, and more continue to cross into volatile border zones which lie just south of Lake Chad. -
Love at First Flight: A Nigerian refugee finds shelter and a wife in Chad
3 Mar 2015 Moussa set off to visit family in the northern Nigerian town of Baga. He ended up fleeing for his life, seeking shelter in neighbouring Chad and finding a young wife. -
Sudan issues ID cards to tens of thousands of South Sudanese
3 Mar 2015 More than 54,000 South Sudanese have been registered and some 37,000 identity cards produced since the programme began at the start of February -
Q&A: UN rapporteur looks at how to restore stability and peaceful coexistence in CAR
27 Feb 2015 Chaloka Beyani, following a recent visit to Central African Republic, says time will be needed to heal the deep divide between communities but stresses that steps need to be taken now.