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UNHCR delivers more aid in Yemen, welcomes ceasefire
21 Oct 2016 Latest aid distributions to 125,000 displaced in Taizz are part of an on-going humanitarian response since March 2015. -
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. -
War strands Yemenis in Egypt, separated from their families
12 Apr 2016 Thousands of Yemenis desperate to see their loved-ones again are trapped in Egypt, and running out of resources -
"We have opened a door that we cannot shut" - church and mosque unite
11 Apr 2016 Business project to provide refugees accommodation could set an example for inter-faith cooperation worldwide -
Attack on care home brings new dangers for refugees in Yemen
7 Apr 2016 More than a quarter of a million benefit from the poor Gulf state's generosity but deteriorating security is having a traumatic effect on the refugee population -
For Yemenis in war-torn Taizz, survival a struggle
24 Mar 2016 After a year of war, Yemeni families in Taizz face severe shortages including food, drinking water and fuel. -
Walking and collecting, Yemeni keeps hopes alive in exile
23 Mar 2016 A passionate walker and coin collector before war drove him from Yemen, refugee now hikes to find objects for a "curiosity museum."