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Do not risk your lives, Grandi tells Eritrean refugees
Need to improve schooling and chances for worthwhile life in the region so that young Eritreans fleeing their country can avoid risky sea crossings, High Commissioner says during first Africa visit.
UNHCR aid reaches Syrian town cut off for three years
Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy delivers much-needed aid to 1,300 people in Al-Mleiha, a town near Damascus that has been largely isolated by fighting since 2013.
Fighting in eastern DRC forces thousands to flee
Clashes between militias, rebel groups since November have driven tens of thousands of people from their homes.
OECD and UNHCR back increased refugee integration
Two organizations urge governments to step up efforts to help refugees integrate and contribute to the societies and economies of Europe.
Congolese refugees flee new South Sudan fighting
Renewed insecurity in Equatoria states forces refugees to flee again and aid groups to leave temporarily.
As security improves in Timbuktu, refugee family returns
Some 41,000 refugees who fled Mali after conflict erupted in 2012 have since returned home as a fragile peace agreement signed in mid-2015 has taken hold.
UNHCR, IOM seek US$550 million to aid refugees, migrants in Europe
The appeal, backed by some 65 partner organizations, aims at funding humanitarian operations in 2016 across affected European countries.
UNHCR seeks US$545 million for Nigeria and CAR crises
Regional Refugee Response Plans seek US$198.76 million for Nigerian refugees and US$345.7 million for CAR refugees and their hosts.
As a big chill threatens refugees, UNHCR's 'Winter Cell' responds
In the basement of UNHCR's Geneva headquarters, new unit forecasts where hard weather may intersect with thousands of refugees on the move.