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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. -
UNHCR chief visits Mogadishu, urges massive humanitarian assistance
1 Sep 2011 António Guterres urges the international community to rapidly increase aid to displaced Somalis during a landmark visit to the capital, Mogadishu. -
UNHCR chief Guterres calls for scaled-up aid effort inside Somalia
30 Aug 2011 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Somalia and calls for greater efforts to provide life-saving aid to displaced Somalis inside their country. -
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. -
Somali exodus slows in Horn of Africa but grows in Yemen
26 Aug 2011 The number of people fleeing their homes in Somalia has been falling this month, but a growing number are risking the high seas to reach Yemen. -
UNHCR experts sent to remote Ethiopian area to help 18,000 Somalis
23 Aug 2011 The UNHCR team sent to Gode includes specialists in health, nutrition, protection, field coordination and registration. -
UNHCR distributes aid to 30,000 displaced Somalis in past week
19 Aug 2011 Since early July, UNHCR has helped 180,000 people displaced by drought, famine or fighting. It plans to reach another 180,000 by the end of August.