-
UNHCR helps prepare for refugees to vote in Mali elections, voices concerns over voter registration
23 Jul 2013 UNHCR's role in the elections is to facilitate the participation of refugees and ensure the voluntary nature of the electoral process in a safe environment. -
UNHCR reinforces assistance to refugee hosting countries, ahead of Mali elections
28 Jun 2013 Refugees eligible to vote in exile are people already registered in the Malian Administrative Civil Status Census conducted in 2010. -
NE Nigeria insecurity sees refugee outflows spreading to Cameroon
18 Jun 2013 UNHCR team finds more than 3,000 Nigerians have fled over the border to Cameroon, with more refugees arriving in Niger -
Tuareg refugees in Niger herd their livestock to safety
7 May 2013 UNHCR helps Tuareg refugees in Niger preserve their nomadic and pastoral lifestyle by moving their livestock in traditional style to safer pastures. -
UNHCR gives Malian soldiers primer on humanitarian law
29 Apr 2013 Instructors teach soldiers about the difference between combatants and civilians as well as the protection due aid workers, children, the displaced and civil officials. -
Blacksmith forges a new life in Niger camp
23 Apr 2013 When Ali Mahmoud fled his home in eastern Mali last year, he took along a skill that has helped him survive, thrive and even find a wife in exile in Niger. -
UNHCR urgently needs funding to continue assisting displaced Malians
19 Apr 2013 The funding is needed for expansion and construction of transit centres, provision of supplementary and therapeutic food, shelters and for basic services. -
A sinking feeling of déjà vu for twice displaced Mali refugee
10 Apr 2013 Ahmadou fled Mali in 1991 and sought refuge there again in 2012. UNHCR is helping refugees like him in Mauritania as they monitor the situation back home. -
Some 5,600 new Malian refugees arrive in northern Niger
5 Apr 2013 The refugees, mainly women and children, are from the regions of Kidal and Menaka and travelled by foot or on donkeys. They said that more people were on their way to Niger.