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Baaba Maal appeals for support for Sahel
20 Oct 2020 Senegalese musician, singer and UNHCR supporter calls for action to end world's fastest growing displacement crisis. -
UNHCR says all parties must protect civilians as more fighting sweeps across Sahel
24 Apr 2020 'I want to go home, but I fear every day,' says displaced farmer from Mali-Niger border. -
Across West Africa dual challenge of conflict and coronavirus threatens millions of people
17 Apr 2020 COVID-19-related border closures, fragile health services exacerbate challenge in region grappling with one of the world's largest humanitarian crises. -
UNHCR outlines way forward on Nigeria displacement
24 Feb 2017 At a conference in Oslo, the UN Refugee Agency presents steps to ensure protection, access and lasting solutions for displaced Nigerians returning home. -
After displacement by Boko Haram, life remains a challenge
23 Feb 2017 An international conference in Oslo draws attention to the plight of millions of people driven from their homes across Nigeria and the Lake Chad region by insurgency. -
Chad helps returnees at risk of statelessness to get papers
20 Jan 2017 UNHCR is working with Chad and partners to ensure the children of Chadian émigrés fleeing war in neighbouring countries finally receive ID cards to start over. -
UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin
21 Dec 2016 Wrapping up a 10-day visit to Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria, Filippo Grandi vows to assist 460,000 people displaced by insurgency. -
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. -
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.