December 16, 2016 News UNHCR chief launches U$241 million appeal for conflict-displaced in Lake Chad Basin “This is one of Africa’s largest displacement crises and the world cannot afford to brush it under the carpet”
December 16, 2016 Stories UNHCR chief visits Cameroon refugee camp and launches appeal Filippo Grandi meets with Nigerian refugees driven from their homes by Boko Haram violence, and later presents funding appeal that aims to help them
July 8, 2016 News More than 6,000 people flee to Chad and Cameroon to escape violence in the Central African Republic Most new refugees are women and children, they arrived exhausted, hungry and traumatized
April 14, 2016 Stories Nigerian boys tell of Boko Haram abduction Children in northeast Nigeria continue to pay a heavy price for violence committed by the militant group
February 26, 2016 Stories UNHCR highlights right to safe return for refugees in Cameroon Top protection official visits Minawao camp in Far North region
January 25, 2016 News UNHCR and partners seek over US$500 million for Nigeria and CAR refugee crises "The suffering is great and the needs acute among both the displaced and host communities"