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UNHCR chief promotes a return to self-sufficiency in Chad
14 Dec 2016 During a visit to Lake Chad, Filippo Grandi highlights livelihood programmes to help refugees and others displaced by insurgency to support themselves. -
UN refugee chief praises Niger's help for refugees
13 Dec 2016 Filippo Grandi says Niger sets a strong example through its hospitality for people fleeing conflict in Mali and Nigeria. -
Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
7 Oct 2016 Some children are malnourished and many families have nowhere safe to sleep amid lack of basic supplies and services in areas recaptured from insurgents. -
Fear and shortages as Boko Haram displaced return to ruins
23 Sep 2016 Around 70,000 people have found destruction, insecurity and scarcity on arrival in Gwoza, a city liberated earlier this year from militants in northern Nigeria. -
Over 300,000 refugees and migrants cross Med so far in 2016
20 Sep 2016 Numbers crossing sea to Europe in first nine months of 2016 are down on last year, but higher than whole of 2014. -
UNHCR needs more support to aid Boko Haram displaced - Bono
30 Aug 2016 The U2 leader singer and co-founder of The ONE Campaign warns thousands of children are facing hunger as UN agencies confront funding shortfalls. -
Nigeria military advances uncover vast humanitarian needs
19 Aug 2016 Gains against Boko Haram expose catastrophic levels of suffering for hundreds of thousands of people, many beyond humanitarian reach for months or years. -
Despite Boko Haram threat, some displaced Nigerians return
6 Jun 2016 While their villages are still not safe from marauding militants, a number of displaced Nigerians have returned to their homes and look to vigilantes for security. -
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.