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In Kenya, UNHCR Special Envoy urges support for child refugees
20 Jun 2017 Angelina Jolie calls for reflection on the "pain and suffering" of refugee children during a visit to a centre for adolescent girls in Nairobi on World Refugee Day. -
Lyon restaurant serves up Syrian menu to launch Refugee Food Festival
15 Jun 2017 After last year's success, the festival goes international with events in 13 European cities, starting in the capital of French gastronomy. -
As war grinds on in Yemen, Somali refugees eye return
19 May 2017 Facing danger and growing hardship in Yemen, some 30,600 Somalis have reportedly returned home since war broke out in 2015. -
Displaced by war, Yemenis face hardship and hunger
16 May 2017 UNHCR preparing for possible fresh wave of displacement from Hudaydah, as families resort to begging to ward off starvation. -
UNHCR braces for further displacement as Yemen conflict intensifies
25 Apr 2017 On the eve of a key pledging conference to address the crisis in Yemen, the UN Refugee Agency warns up to half a million people could be uprooted by worsening conflict. -
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. -
UNHCR brings relief to desperate Yemenis displaced by war
24 Mar 2017 Vital aid deliveries reach thousands in embattled coastal district of Mokha, where many live out of doors without adequate water or sanitation. -
Displaced Yemenis face dire conditions after latest violence
10 Mar 2017 Renewed fighting has displaced more than 62,000 people in recent weeks, with many facing malnutrition, disease and inadequate shelter. -
Funding crunch exacerbates Yemen 'catastrophe'
17 Feb 2017 Deaths through famine and lack of medical attention in the country are being aggravated as UN Refugee Agency relief operations are just one per cent funded.