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Sudan issues ID cards to tens of thousands of South Sudanese
3 Mar 2015 More than 54,000 South Sudanese have been registered and some 37,000 identity cards produced since the programme began at the start of February -
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. -
Fresh fighting over past month forces 3,000 to flee Sudan's Nuba Mountains
30 Jan 2015 Refugees, mainly from Um Dorrein, Heiban and Delami counties, also cited the lack of livelihood opportunities and education in their home areas as reasons for leaving. -
Hungry for help: refugees in Kenya feel the effects of recent food cuts
9 Jan 2015 Nyachot displays a handful of maize grains that form part of the food ration she receives in World Food Programme restored full rations in January, but the funding situation remains uncertain and WFP and UNHCR have issued joint appeals to donors. -
UNHCR seeks to reassure refugees in Kenya facing food shortages
21 Nov 2014 The World Food Programme and UNHCR are working together to resolve the food problem for a total 490,000 refugees in Kakuma and Dadaab 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. -
Fishing for a living in the desert wastes of northern Kenya
22 Oct 2014 Most of his Burundian refugee neighbours thought Noah Ilambona had been in the sun too long when he unveiled plans to start a fish farm in Kakuma camp. -
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. -
UNHCR responds after annual rains claim another victim in Kakuma
9 Sep 2014 Burundian refugee Leonie was distraught when her husband was killed in flash floods in northern Kenya. UNHCR will help her recover from her loss.