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UNHCR welcomes camp extension at Dadaab, Kenya
15 Jul 2011 Kenya's decision to open the Ifo II extension will help to decongest camps now struggling to host 380,000 refugees – over four times their capacity. -
"We're in a crisis right now": World's biggest refugee camp sees alarming spike in child deaths
11 Jul 2011 Child mortality is up six-fold in parts of Kenya's Dadaab camp as Somali refugees continue arriving amid the Horn of Africa crisis. UNHCR chief António Guterres has called for aid inside Somalia. -
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. -
Pressure grows at Dadaab complex amid fresh influx of Somali refugees
1 Jul 2011 As thousands of Somali refugees stream into Kenya, the mounting pressure on the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex has erupted into violence. -
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. -
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.