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LEGO Foundation donates US$3 million to build a future for refugee children
24 Jan 2014 The donation will fund UNHCR education programmes in Chad, Ethiopia, Iran, Kenya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Syria, Uganda and Yemen. -
Almost 80,000 South Sudanese flee to neighbouring countries as fighting generates more displacement
14 Jan 2014 More than half have headed for Uganda's West Nile region straddling South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. -
More than 62,000 people, mostly Ethiopians, risk lives to cross Gulf of Aden this year
8 Nov 2013 In total, since 2006 when UNHCR began collecting data, more than half-a-million asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have travelled by sea to Yemen. -
More than 46,000 people cross Gulf of Aden in first six months of the year
6 Aug 2013 UNHCR concerned by growing number of people risking their lives to reach Yemen by boat after high number of sea crossings from Africa. -
For a refugee family in Spain, a new life presents new challenges
25 Jul 2013 After a year in a reception centre, a refugee family from Sudan moves cautiously towards independent living. -
UNHCR chief praises Ethiopia for open borders, refugee protection
12 Jul 2013 High Commissioner António Guterres met Ethiopian leaders during the final leg of a tour of the region to promote solutions for Somali refugees. -
Liquid treasure: The challenge of providing drinking water in a new refugee camp
4 Jul 2013 The recommended minimum in an emergency situation is 15 litres per person per day, but in Chad's Ab Gadam camp, it's a struggle to reach 10 litres per person a day. -
In a refugee camp in South Sudan, a new arrival and new hopes
27 Jun 2013 Marioma has still not decided on a name for her week-old daughter, but she already has a clear aspiration for the infant refugee: she wants her to get an education. -
UNHCR completes relocation of thousands of Darfur refugees to Chad camp
14 Jun 2013 UNHCR and its partners move more than 7,000 people from Tissi at the border to Ab Gadam camp in the past month, mostly women, children and older refugees.