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Dadaab camps under severe strain as Somalis continue to flee to Kenya
27 Mar 2009 The election of a new Somali president fails to stem the flow of Somalis seeking refuge in the crowded Dadaab refugee camps in north-east Kenya. -
International Women's Day: Peanut butter, pottery and sewing help empower refugee women
6 Mar 2009 UNHCR-backed projects give Sudanese refugee women skills that will be useful to them in the future when they resume their lives as ordinary citizens. -
Kenya to set aside land to establish a new refugee camp for Somalis
6 Feb 2009 Kenyan government agrees to allocate land to accommodate the increasing numbers of Somali refugees who are fleeing to north-eastern Kenya. -
Fifteen drown in Gulf of Aden amid surge in people smuggling to Yemen
19 Jan 2009 Two smugglers carrying Somalis and Ethiopians capsize in the treacherous Gulf of Aden leaving at least 15 people dead and a dozen missing. -
Somali refugees suffer as Dadaab camp populations swell to 230,000
23 Dec 2008 Resources in three overcrowded camps in Dadaab, Kenya, have been stretched dangerously thin and refugees and aid workers are waiting for additional land. -
UNHCR launches US$92 million appeal to assist Somali refugees in Kenya
19 Dec 2008 UNHCR seeks US$92 million to ease the plight of nearly 250,000 Somalis in one of the world's oldest, largest and most congested refugee sites. -
UNHCR resumes refugee returns from Kenya to South Sudan
12 Dec 2008 Following the end of the rainy season in South Sudan, UNHCR has resumed its assisted repatriation operation. Tens of thousands are expected to return in 2009. -
At least 20 people drown in Gulf of Aden crossing
2 Dec 2008 At least 20 people drown off the coast of Yemen and two are reported missing after smugglers carrying them across the Gulf of Aden forced them overboard. -
UNHCR chief Guterres urges support for 2009 Humanitarian Appeal
24 Nov 2008 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres, representing the UN system, appeals to the international community to help meet the needs of tens of millions of the world's most vulnerable people.