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After displacement by Boko Haram, life remains a challenge
23 Feb 2017 An international conference in Oslo draws attention to the plight of millions of people driven from their homes across Nigeria and the Lake Chad region by insurgency. -
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. -
As tensions ease, some displaced return to Bangui
24 Jan 2017 Thousands of people who fled fighting in the Central African Republic's capital have returned under a voluntary programme run by UNHCR and the government. -
Chad helps returnees at risk of statelessness to get papers
20 Jan 2017 UNHCR is working with Chad and partners to ensure the children of Chadian émigrés fleeing war in neighbouring countries finally receive ID cards to start over. -
Q&A: Far from being traumatized, most refugees are 'surprisingly resilient'
3 Jan 2017 The words 'trauma' or 'traumatized' are often used to describe refugees, but UNHCR's Senior Mental Health Officer Pieter Ventevogel says most in fact cope with adversity. -
UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin
21 Dec 2016 Wrapping up a 10-day visit to Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, Filippo Grandi vows to assist 460,000 people displaced by insurgency. -
UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal
16 Dec 2016 Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them. -
UNHCR chief promotes a return to self-sufficiency in Chad
14 Dec 2016 During a visit to Lake Chad, Filippo Grandi highlights livelihood programmes to help refugees and others displaced by insurgency to support themselves. -
South Sudan actor played dead to save his life
4 Nov 2016 Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death.