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Some 74,000 Africans cross Gulf of Aden to Yemen in record-breaking year
18 Dec 2009 Some 74,000 Africans set off from the Horn of Africa on smugglers' boats and reached the shores of Yemen this year, up 50 per cent on 2008. -
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 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. -
UNHCR starts moving Somali refugees to a new camp in Ethiopia
3 Apr 2009 UNHCR begins relocating thousands of Somali refugees from a transit centre in Dolo Ado, south-east Ethiopia to the newly opened Bokolmanyo camp. -
UNHCR optimistic about meeting water needs of refugees in Ethiopia
2 Apr 2009 UNHCR has always faced difficulties ensuring that refugees in eastern Ethiopia have enough water, but is optimistic that new projects will solve the problem. -
Fifteen drown in Gulf of Aden amid surge in people smuggling to Yemen
19 Jan 2009 Two smugglers carrying Somalis and Ethiopians capsize in the treacherous Gulf of Aden leaving at least 15 people dead and a dozen missing. -
At least 20 people drown in Gulf of Aden crossing
2 Dec 2008 At least 20 people drown off the coast of Yemen and two are reported missing after smugglers carrying them across the Gulf of Aden forced them overboard. -
UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
UNHCR and Sudan kick off registration of Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees
4 Mar 2008 UNHCR and Sudan launch joint registration operation for tens of thousands of mostly Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees living in eastern Sudan.