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UNHCR starts emergency airlift of tents to Kenya, Ethiopia
18 Jul 2011 Thousands of tents are on their way to the remote border regions near Somalia, where emaciated Somali refugees are in desperate need of shelter. -
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. -
Away Alone: Unaccompanied children find shelter after fleeing Libya
21 Jun 2011 Four unaccompanied children talk about their difficult journeys and their hopes for their future as they leave for a new life in Sweden after fleeing Libya. -
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 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. -
Detained Eritrean deserters leave Yemen for a new life in Sweden
1 Jun 2011 Sweden has accepted 55 Eritreans who fled military service back home and were detained in Yemen until they were found to be in need of international protection. -
Death on the Mediterranean
13 May 2011 A young ethnic Oromo man from Ethiopia tells of a fateful boat trip that left 63 of his fellow passengers dead after they set off from Libya for an Italian island. -
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.