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These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
3 Jun 2016 For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag. -
Survey finds Nigerian refugees in Cameroon want to go home
13 May 2016 But those questioned in UNHCR survey at Cameroon's Minawao camps also voiced concern about conditions in their towns and villages of return. -
Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy
20 Apr 2016 UNHCR interviewed shipwreck survivors who reported sinking of a large boat that went down with up to 500 people on board between Libya and Italy. -
South Sudan refugee outflow grows as relief funds lag
19 Apr 2016 New fighting and food insecurity in the world's youngest nation are driving more displacement at a time when refugee relief operations are only 11 per cent funded. -
Attack on care home brings new dangers for refugees in Yemen
7 Apr 2016 More than a quarter of a million benefit from the poor Gulf state's generosity but deteriorating security is having a traumatic effect on the refugee population -
Chad fishing project gives Nigerian refugees a lifeline
5 Apr 2016 UNHCR backed programme benefits 100 Nigerian refugees, giving them food, a small income and something to do. -
Food insecurity drives more South Sudanese to Sudan
29 Mar 2016 Hunger and unrest have driven some 38,000 people into East and South Darfur since end of January. -
South Sudan fighting forces thousands to flee
11 Mar 2016 Violence in previously peaceful areas of the country is driving thousands to seek refuge in Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Uganda. -
UNHCR highlights right to safe return for refugees in Cameroon
26 Feb 2016 Assistant High Commissioner for Protection Volker Türk vows to work with Cameroon and Nigeria to safeguard refugees' right to voluntary return.