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In Ethiopia, UNHCR moves more Somalis into new camp amid measles vaccination
9 Aug 2011 Some 4,000 refugees are moved from the Dollo Ado transit centre into Hilaweyn camp as UNHCR and partners step up a measles vaccination campaign. -
UNHCR launches landmark aid airlift to Mogadishu
8 Aug 2011 A UNHCR-chartered aircraft carrying emergency aid for thousands of displaced people lands in Mogadishu, the agency's first aid airlift to the city in five years. -
UNHCR helps relocate Somali refugees to new camp in eastern Ethiopia
5 Aug 2011 UNHCR and its partners begin the relocation of nearly 15,000 Somali refugees who have been living in a transit centre in the eastern region of Dollo Ado. -
Camps in east Ethiopia struggle to cope with influx of Somali refugees
4 Aug 2011 Three camps in Ethiopia's Dollo Ado region are holding 118,000 Somali refugees. But many families lack shelter and UNHCR is building a new site. -
As Somalis stream into Kenya, UNHCR races to fill a new refugee camp
3 Aug 2011 UNHCR and its partners move thousands of Somali refugees from overcrowded and unsafe areas of Dadaab to a new extension of the sprawling refugee camp. -
Fighting hampers aid effort inside Somalia amid fears of spreading famine
2 Aug 2011 Plans to deliver assistance to up to 180,000 people in Mogadishu and south-central Somalia are being threatened by the latest fighting in the Somali capital. -
Drought and displacement in Somalia: Fleeing from dust and starvation
2 Aug 2011 Abdulahi Haji Hassan, like many other Somalis, made a life-changing calculation as the worst drought in memory killed off his livestock. He fled with his family. -
UNHCR transfers Somalis to new camp as fresh fighting erupts in Mogadishu
29 Jul 2011 UNHCR moves almost 5,000 Somalis to a new camp in north Kenya. It will provide tented accommodation to 90,000 refugees by the end of November. -
UNHCR seeks US$145 million in fresh appeal for Horn of Africa emergency
28 Jul 2011 The UN refugee agency appeals for an extra US$8.6 million to expand its humanitarian assistance in the East and Horn of Africa.