June 20, 2016 News With 1 human in every 113 affected, forced displacement hits record high A UNHCR report reveals that 65.3 million people were displaced as of the end of 2015, compared to 59.5 million just twelve months earlier
June 8, 2016 News Governments agree on actions to enhance protection for persons affected by the crisis in the Lake Chad Basin “Protection challenges are surmountable if we can provide the building blocks for solutions”
June 7, 2016 News 50,000 people flee Boko Haram attacks on Niger town Families left Bosso and are heading towards surrounding villages and Diffa city
June 6, 2016 News The Government of Nigeria and UNHCR organize a regional Protection Dialogue on the Lake Chad Basin Over 2.7 million people are displaced in the region because of the Boko Haram linked-conflict
May 24, 2016 News Security and humanitarian situations worsen in Diffa, Niger, as Boko Haram continues attacks in the region Some 241,000 Nigerian refugees, internally displaced people from Niger, and returning Niger are hosted in the Diffa region
March 30, 2016 News Malian refugees in Burkina Faso risk losing critical assistance UNHCR and WFP need additional funding