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UNHCR and partners distribute aid to conflict-affected in South Sudan's Pariang County
12 Mar 2014 UNHCR estimates the number of forcibly displaced people in the seven districts of Pariang County at about 20,000. So far, the refugee agency has given aid to almost 11,500. -
Innovation: New Rwanda site a pilot for refugee camp planning and design
7 Mar 2014 UNHCR is moving 9,000 refugees from a crowded transit centre to the new Mugombwa camp, Rwanda's fifth, built on government-allocated land. -
Syria Crisis: UNHCR issues cards against the cold in Lebanon
13 Feb 2014 UNHCR distributes cash via ATM cards to allow Syrian refugee families to buy vital winter supplies and heaters to keep them warm in freezing regions of Lebanon. -
3D exhibition in Seoul sheds light on "invisible" refugees
12 Feb 2014 UNHCR joins hands with an advertising firm and art museum to help the public see and better understand the needs of refugees in South Korea and Niger. -
UN and partners deliver desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian city of Homs
11 Feb 2014 A ''humanitarian pause" in Homs allows the evacuation of hundreds of civilians and some aid deliveries, but convoys and aid workers come under sustained fire. -
South Sudan: UNHCR and partners start aid distribution for 10,000 in Malakal
7 Feb 2014 This is the first aid to reach the displaced people living outside the UN base in Malakal, which was the scene some of the fiercest fighting last month. -
UNHCR pilots new biometrics system in Malawi refugee camp
22 Jan 2014 UNHCR experts are reviewing the results of the pilot exercise in the development of a biometrics system that will be fast, intuitive, secure, durable and easy to use. -
UNHCR to build new camps, expand others to shelter South Sudanese refugees
17 Jan 2014 With about 1,000 people arriving every day in neighbouring countries, UNHCR looks at the prospect of refugee numbers exceeding 100,000 by the end of January. -
UNHCR resumes aid distribution for 100,000 at Bangui airport
9 Jan 2014 The joint distribution of aid with World Food Programme includes blankets, sleeping mats, soap, mosquito nets, jerry cans, plastic sheets and food.