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As violence spreads beyond Nigeria, UNHCR calls for urgent access to the displaced
13 Feb 2015 The UN refugee agency seeks urgent humanitarian access to refugees and internally displaced people in neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger. -
UNHCR and partners seek US$331 million to help refugees from Central African Republic
23 Jan 2015 Grave concerns that violence in the Central African Republic will continue, forcing growing numbers of people to flee their homes -
More than 7,000 flee to western Chad to escape attacks on key town in Nigeria
9 Jan 2015 UNHCR teams in Chad are at the border and seeking information on the new arrivals and their needs. The newly arrived are staying with local communities. -
As one year ends, Central African refugees make a wish for 2015
8 Jan 2015 Four refugees and two aid workers at a camp in northern Democratic Republic of the Congo tell UNHCR of their hopes and goals for the coming year. -
UNHCR seeks rescue of ethnic group from Central African Republic town
23 Dec 2014 Adults and children among the 474 Muslim Peuhl in Yaloke have become severely malnourished. Since their arrival in Yalokel, 42 among the group have died. -
More than 850,000 people in volatile Central African Republic remain displaced
5 Dec 2014 One year after a wave of violence erupted in Bangui, more than 850,000 people, or nearly a fifth of the country's population, remain displaced. -
Sudanese refugees struggle to get by as new dangers arise in CAR conflict
19 Nov 2014 Sixteen-year-old Ache from Sudan's Darfur region dreams of finishing her studies, but worries about violence around the Central African Republic town of Bambari. -
Cash grants transform life in Congo camp for Central African Republic refugees
3 Oct 2014 But the grants are under threat due to a funding shortage, which could force the World Food Programme to cut the subsidies at the end of the month. -
Capoeira brings leisure and peace-building for refugees in northern DR Congo
19 Sep 2014 Central African refugees practice capoiera in front of a rapt audience at Mole camp in Equateur province, Democratic Republic of the Congo.