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UNHCR welcomes signing of South Sudan peace deal
28 Aug 2015 Refugee and IDP numbers surpass 2.6 million mark. -
Return to Somalia: No longer a refugee
7 Aug 2015 Flight takes one hour but for most on board is a journey of a life-time -
Return to Somalia: No longer a refugee
7 Aug 2015 Flight takes one hour but for most on board is a journey of a life-time. -
More than 100 Somali refugees arrive home in Mogadishu from Kenya
5 Aug 2015 Two planes carrying 116 refugees mark start of new chapter in voluntary return process. -
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
14 Apr 2015 UNHCR ready to work even more closely with Kenya to strengthen law enforcement at Dadaab and support other measures to protect refugees and Kenyans alike. -
Student excels at Angelina Jolie Pitt-funded girls school in Kenya camp
27 Mar 2015 The primary school in Kakuma that the UNHCR Special Envoy set up in 2002 recorded an 86 percent pass rate -
Sudanese Lost Boy to promote refugee cause as UNHCR High Profile Supporter
9 Mar 2015 Hollywood actor and model Ger Duany is honoured to be recognized as a supporter of the refugee cause. He also feels a heavy burden of personal responsibility. -
Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees
4 Feb 2015 Students at the 13 solar-powered ICT centres use Internet-enabled tablets to help them learn and study. Teachers use interactive whiteboards as a vital class aid. -
Hungry for help: refugees in Kenya feel the effects of recent food cuts
9 Jan 2015 Nyachot displays a handful of maize grains that form part of the food ration she receives in World Food Programme restored full rations in January, but the funding situation remains uncertain and WFP and UNHCR have issued joint appeals to donors.