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UNHCR worried about deteriorating humanitarian situation in north Yemen
1 Sep 2009 UNHCR “gravely concerned” about the situation around the northern Yemen city of Sa’ada, where more than 35,000 people have been displaced by fresh conflict. -
Yemen: UNHCR calls for safe corridors as situation turns dramatic
28 Aug 2009 With the main city in northern Yemen practically cut off from the outside world, UNHCR wants safe passage for civilians and humanitarian workers. -
Djibouti : refugees grasp security in their hands with new ID cards
25 Aug 2009 A UNHCR program to issue plastic ID cards to some 10,000 refugees in Djibouti should enhance their protection and rights. -
UNHCR appeals for $5 million to aid Yemenis fleeing fighting
21 Aug 2009 At least 35,000 people have fled for their lives in the last two weeks, some displaced for the second or third time. -
Somali civilians wait for sailing season to cross the Gulf of Aden
28 Jul 2009 The fighting in Mogadishu and central Somalia is pushing thousands of Somali civilians to risk their lives to cross the Gulf of Aden and seek asylum in Yemen. -
Latest Gulf of Aden smuggling mishap leaves 18 dead, 29 missing
18 Jun 2009 Eighteen people drowned and 29 are missing and presumed dead after a smuggling boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden amid strong winds. -
Yacht race veterans raise funds to help survivors of Gulf of Aden crossings
25 May 2009 Some of the world’s leading long-distance yacht sailors raise more than 2,000 euros for the UN refugee agency’s operations to help survivors of the Gulf of Aden crossing. -
UNHCR steps up efforts to stem Gulf of Aden crossings as numbers mount
22 May 2009 With more migrants and asylum seekers reaching Yemen than ever before, UNHCR tries to persuade desperate Somalis and Ethiopians not to undertake the perilous crossing. -
Thirty-five people drown after smuggler's boat capsizes in Gulf of Aden
23 Apr 2009 A total of 35 people drown after a smuggler's boat capsizes off the Yemeni coast while trying to make the perilous crossing of the Gulf of Aden.