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UNHCR and partners distribute urgently needed aid to flooded camps in Ethiopia
3 Sep 2014 UNHCR and the government have started to look at possible new sites where they can relocate the most vulnerable. -
Ethiopia overtakes Kenya as Africa's biggest refugee-hosting country
19 Aug 2014 Ethiopia had almost 630,000 refugees at the end of July, compared to Kenya's 575,000. The main factor in the increased numbers is the conflict in South Sudan. -
UN envoy Princess Haya meets South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia
16 Jul 2014 She was unprepared for the suffering among refugees from South Sudan who are streaming across the border into Ethiopia at nearly 1,000 a day. -
U.S. official wants more aid for refugees flowing into Ethiopia
14 Jul 2014 Anne Richard was shocked by the stories refugees told about their escape from the conflict in South Sudan; they are arriving in Ethiopia at the rate of 883 every day. -
UNHCR seeks massive boost in funding for South Sudan refugees
11 Jul 2014 A total of $658 million is needed to help the 715,000 refugees expected to flee from South Sudan by the end of the year – double the refugee total foreseen in March. -
Food shortages trigger truancy in South Sudan camps
11 Jun 2014 Though community leaders have been approached by UNHCR about regular school attendance, the response has been muted. -
UNHCR, WFP reassure Maban refugees over food shortage
2 Jun 2014 The agencies' heads in South Sudan meet with refugee leaders and reassure them of efforts to restore their monthly food rations amid continuing insecurity. -
Almost 70,000 South Sudanese flee homes despite early May truce
27 May 2014 Since the signing of the May 9 ceasefire agreement, 46,000 people have fled to safer areas inside South Sudan and 20,000 have left the country. -
Food shortage forces hundreds of refugees back into Sudan
20 May 2014 The present food crisis is a product of the insecurity that has been hampering humanitarian operations in many parts of the country.