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More than 6,000 people flee to Niger from north-east Nigeria
11 Jun 2013 Those UNHCR has spoken to say they escaped for fear of being caught in the government-led crackdown on insurgents linked to the Boko Haram sect. -
Philippines passes historic bill to protect internally displaced
8 Feb 2013 UNHCR welcomes a bill to protect the rights of more than 1 million IDPs and sees it as a model example for other countries in the region. -
UNHCR lauds Philippines for landmark mechanism to protect refugees and the stateless
6 Nov 2012 The new procedure takes effect today and is an important step to ensure the Philippines meets its obligations under the 1954 Statelessness Convention. -
Donors pledge more than 300 million euros to help refugees in Balkans
25 Apr 2012 A new programme will provide homes for some 74,000 people displaced in the Balkans during the conflict of the 1990s. The EU pledged 230 million euros. -
In flood-hit Philippines, UNHCR aid offers a glimmer of hope
28 Dec 2011 Barely a week after one of the worst-ever tropical storms, UNHCR begins delivering relief goods to families who have lost everything. -
Drop by drop, UNHCR encourages displaced to come back home
17 Nov 2011 A small water project in the Philippines' strife-torn Mindanao Island has proved powerful incentive for a return home -
UNHCR welcomes latest regional effort to end refugee displacement in Balkans
8 Nov 2011 Ministers of four countries that emerged from the former Yugoslavia support new regional progamme to end the suffering of more than 70,000 refugees. -
Statelessness: A new lease on life thanks to a birth certificate
3 Nov 2011 UNHCR funds free mobile birth registration in Mindanao to keep displaced indigenous communities in the Philippines from becoming stateless. -
Mindanao's indigenous people ask UNHCR's help to gain their rights
10 Oct 2011 Displaced by fighting, one indigenous community in the Philippines didn't want food or shelter -- only training to stand up for their rights.