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UNHCR provides emergency relief to Yemen cyclone displaced
6 Nov 2015 Items including tents, blankets and kitchen sets distributed to more than 1,600 families displaced by Cyclone Chapala -
Refugees continue to reach Yemen by sea despite conflict
27 Oct 2015 Strife-torn country now hosts 264,615 refugees, while the number of internally displaced reaches a record of 2,305,048 -
First group of asylum seekers relocated from Italy to Sweden
9 Oct 2015 First group of asylum seekers who arrived in Italy via Mediterranean are relocated to Sweden under EU scheme. -
Over 1,000 people wait for buses at Bapska border crossing between Croatia and Serbia
23 Sep 2015 Refugees, hot and tired, worry their trek to safety has been halted. -
UNHCR welcomes signing of South Sudan peace deal
28 Aug 2015 Refugee and IDP numbers surpass 2.6 million mark. -
UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in southern Libya as conflict rages
25 Aug 2015 Distributions take place against background of some of worst fighting in south of the country since Libya's civil war resumed in May 2014. -
UNHCR to help Libya improve response to boats in distress off its coast
18 Aug 2015 Initiative follows several recent lethal shipwrecks in which dozens of refugees have drowned. -
Almost 400 refugees saved after crammed fishing boat sank off Libya
6 Aug 2015 UNHCR says 399 people rescued so far out of an estimated 600 on board vessel trying to cross Mediterranean. Up to 100 now feared dead. -
Refugee self-reliance in Africa boosted by IKEA Foundation support
9 Jul 2015 UNHCR's largest private sector partner supports refugee families and host communities in Ethiopia and Burkina Faso.