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Do not risk your lives, Grandi tells Eritrean refugees
2 Feb 2016 Need to improve schooling and chances for worthwhile life in the region so that young Eritreans fleeing their country can avoid risky sea crossings, High Commissioner says during first Africa visit. -
UNHCR warns against perilous Horn of Africa sea crossings
19 Jan 2016 Despite the civil war raging in Yemen, 92,446 people arrived there by boat last year, 95 of them perishing in the attempt, with a further 36 dying at sea since in January -
UNHCR battles cholera at world's largest refugee complex
31 Dec 2015 Four cholera treatment centres have been set up to curb the outbreak that has so far killed 10 at Kenya's Dadaab complex. -
Ethiopian refugee family from Yemen start over in Sweden
31 Dec 2015 Despite challenges, long journey from Horn of Africa to northern Sweden brings only smiles. -
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 -
More support needed for Somali refugees going back home from Kenya
16 Oct 2015 Nearly 5,000 Somali refugees from Kenya's Dadaab camps have returned home since December 2014 and a further 4,500 have signed up to go back -
One war forced a family to flee Somalia, and now another has forced them to return
14 Sep 2015 A Somali family returns to Puntland after 15 years in Yemen, fleeing the country where they had gone in search of protection. -
Student returns to Somalia with dream of becoming a doctor
3 Sep 2015 Student returns to Somalia with dream of becoming a doctor