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UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
16 Dec 2016 Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them. -
UNHCR chief promotes a return to self-sufficiency in Chad
14 Dec 2016 During a visit to Lake Chad, Filippo Grandi highlights livelihood programmes to help refugees and others displaced by insurgency to support themselves. -
UN refugee chief praises Niger's help for refugees
13 Dec 2016 Filippo Grandi says Niger sets a strong example through its hospitality for people fleeing conflict in Mali and Nigeria. -
Despite Mali peace accord, more flee persistent violence
7 Nov 2016 Last month alone, more than 2,000 men, women and children from northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania from ongoing banditry and interethnic violence. -
Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
7 Oct 2016 Some children are malnourished and many families have nowhere safe to sleep amid lack of basic supplies and services in areas recaptured from insurgents. -
Fear and shortages as Boko Haram displaced return to ruins
23 Sep 2016 Around 70,000 people have found destruction, insecurity and scarcity on arrival in Gwoza, a city liberated earlier this year from militants in northern Nigeria. -
Over 300,000 refugees and migrants cross Med so far in 2016
20 Sep 2016 Numbers crossing sea to Europe in first nine months of 2016 are down on last year, but higher than whole of 2014. -
UNHCR needs more support to aid Boko Haram displaced - Bono
30 Aug 2016 The U2 leader singer and co-founder of The ONE Campaign warns thousands of children are facing hunger as UN agencies confront funding shortfalls. -
Nigeria military advances uncover vast humanitarian needs
19 Aug 2016 Gains against Boko Haram expose catastrophic levels of suffering for hundreds of thousands of people, many beyond humanitarian reach for months or years.