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Refugees in Ethiopia choose their own housing - and create jobs
8 Apr 2013 An innovative approach to providing shelter for Somali refugees pays off in greater comfort, security and self-reliance. -
Ethiopian women giggle and strain in a yoga class like no other
25 Feb 2013 Yoga classes attract Ethiopian refugees in South Sudan's Gorom camp. The aim is to help empower women in the camp and create a space away from their daily tasks. -
A record 107,500 people reach Yemen in 2012 after risky sea crossing
15 Jan 2013 Some 84,000 of the arrivals were Ethiopians, while Somali refugees constituted the rest. Many migrants use Yemen as a stop en route to states in the Persian Gulf. -
IKEA Foundation-funded livelihoods and education project helps Somali refugees become self-sufficient
3 Dec 2012 Bonkay is illiterate. Now the Somali and other refugees aged 15-24 in Kobe camp, are studying for the first time thanks to the Youth Education Pack. -
UN education investment scores high marks for Somali refugee students
1 Nov 2012 Somali refugees pass national exams with flying colours thanks to UN investment in classrooms, labs, teacher training -
Number of Somali refugees in south-east Ethiopia swells to 170,000
19 Oct 2012 Although the rate of arrivals has slowed this year, Dollo Ado is now the world's biggest refugee camp complex after Dadaab in Kenya. -
Top Kenyan university opens campus next to world's largest refugee camp
10 Oct 2012 Nairobi's Kenyatta University opens a campus in Dadaab and courses will be open to Kenyan citizens and to refugees living in the nearby refugee complex. -
Tuk-tuk project drives Somali IDPs in search of self-sufficiency
26 Sep 2012 Mohamed fled to Galkayo in northern Somalia's Puntland three years ago. Today, he drives a tuk-tuk as part of a UNHCR income-generation project. -
Nairobi workshop creates hope for HIV patients in emergencies
4 Sep 2012 East African experts trade experiences and find ways to make sure people living with HIV are not ignored when next drought or flood hits.