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Tuareg refugees in Niger herd their livestock to safety
7 May 2013 UNHCR helps Tuareg refugees in Niger preserve their nomadic and pastoral lifestyle by moving their livestock in traditional style to safer pastures. -
UNHCR gives Malian soldiers primer on humanitarian law
29 Apr 2013 Instructors teach soldiers about the difference between combatants and civilians as well as the protection due aid workers, children, the displaced and civil officials. -
Blacksmith forges a new life in Niger camp
23 Apr 2013 When Ali Mahmoud fled his home in eastern Mali last year, he took along a skill that has helped him survive, thrive and even find a wife in exile in Niger. -
UNHCR urgently needs funding to continue assisting displaced Malians
19 Apr 2013 The funding is needed for expansion and construction of transit centres, provision of supplementary and therapeutic food, shelters and for basic services. -
A sinking feeling of déjà vu for twice displaced Mali refugee
10 Apr 2013 Ahmadou fled Mali in 1991 and sought refuge there again in 2012. UNHCR is helping refugees like him in Mauritania as they monitor the situation back home. -
Some 5,600 new Malian refugees arrive in northern Niger
5 Apr 2013 The refugees, mainly women and children, are from the regions of Kidal and Menaka and travelled by foot or on donkeys. They said that more people were on their way to Niger. -
A mother waits in exile to return to her village in Mali
19 Mar 2013 Aicha finally decided to flee to Burkina Faso with her four children when fighting neared her village in central Mali earlier this year. She feels safe but misses her old village life. -
UNHCR urges reconciliation efforts in Mali to avoid long-term displacement
1 Mar 2013 Of the estimated 430,000 people uprooted in the Mali crisis, available figures are that 260,665 are still displaced within the country. The refugee population is around 170,000 -
For Mali's displaced, on-going insecurity an obstacle to return
12 Feb 2013 With the ancient city of Timbuktu now again in government control, those who fled earlier violence are contemplating returning to their homes.