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UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks sings with refugees in Greece
11 Apr 2017 Acclaimed soprano and humanitarian says she is impressed by improvements to refugees' living conditions since last year. -
Hungry and desperate, thousands of Somalis trek to Ethiopia
25 Mar 2017 Menaced by Al Shabab militants and a worsening drought, thousands of Somalis are abandoning the land to seek refuge in neighbouring Ethiopia. -
Insecurity in Yemen threatens incoming refugees and migrants
7 Feb 2017 UNHCR launches campaign to highlight dangers to thousands of people – most from Ethiopia and Somalia – who continue head to Yemen despite the raging conflict. -
Rescue boat scours sea for flimsy craft
31 Jan 2017 Highly experienced crews of the Phoenix and its sister vessel have rescued about 33,000 people from the Mediterranean since 2014. -
'Growing hopelessness' grips 'forgotten' Somali refugees, warns UNHCR
9 Jan 2017 UNHCR Special Envoy Mohamed Abdi Affey says nearly one million displaced Somalis face growing desperation as donors become fatigued. -
Libyans twice uprooted by war call for urgent help
7 Dec 2016 Driven from their homes by fighting in 2011 and then again this year, displaced Sirte residents face dire need even as their city is recaptured from militants. -
Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off Egypt
30 Sep 2016 In interviews with UNHCR, survivors recall their horror as a trawler that smugglers packed with up to 500 people capsized, claiming at least 202 lives. -
UNHCR saddened by loss of life in boat capsize off Egypt
23 Sep 2016 Egyptian authorities rescue 150 people including Sudanese, Eritreans and Somalis after boat capsizes off Rosetta. At least 42 bodies have reportedly been recovered. -
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.