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UNHCR calls for urgent action as hundreds feared lost in Mediterranean boat sinking
20 Apr 2015 Available information is that the boat overturned shortly before midnight on Saturday, in Libyan waters, some 180 kilometres south of Italy's Lampedusa Island. -
UNHCR urges Kenyan government rethink on Dadaab closure announcement
14 Apr 2015 UNHCR ready to work even more closely with Kenya to strengthen law enforcement at Dadaab and support other measures to protect refugees and Kenyans alike. -
Innovation: Instant Network Schools open up a new world for Somali refugees
4 Feb 2015 Students at the 13 solar-powered ICT centres use Internet-enabled tablets to help them learn and study. Teachers use interactive whiteboards as a vital class aid. -
A safe Romanian pit stop on the road to resettlement
13 Jan 2015 For a young Somali man, the Emergency Transit Centre in Timisoara, Romania, was the first breath of freedom after almost a lifetime in refugee camps. -
UN chief Ban Ki-moon lauds Somali refugees in Dadaab camp
30 Oct 2014 During a tour of Ifo 2 camp, the UN chief calls the situation in the Dadaab refugee complex a man-made tragedy that would never have happened had leaders listened more to their people. -
Innovation: UNHCR and Vodafone bring tablet-based learning to 18,000 Somali refugees
9 Oct 2014 Almost 400 teachers will be trained to provide tablet-based education programmes to some 18,000 young people at 13 instant network centres across Dadaab camp. -
Insecurity, drought and lack of livelihoods force 100,000 to flee homes in Somalia
16 Sep 2014 The majority, some 80 per cent, are internally displaced in Somalia, including 80,000 people fleeing their homes because of military conflict. -
Ministerial meeting reaffirms commitment to solving Somalia crisis
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Ethiopia overtakes Kenya as Africa's biggest refugee-hosting country
19 Aug 2014 Ethiopia had almost 630,000 refugees at the end of July, compared to Kenya's 575,000. The main factor in the increased numbers is the conflict in South Sudan.