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UNHCR pledges aid to thousands displaced in Lake Chad Basin
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 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.
UNHCR chief promotes a return to self-sufficiency in Chad
During a visit to Lake Chad, Filippo Grandi highlights livelihood programmes to help refugees and others displaced by insurgency to support themselves.
UN refugee chief praises Niger's help for refugees
Filippo Grandi says Niger sets a strong example through its hospitality for people fleeing conflict in Mali and Nigeria.
Libyans twice uprooted by war call for urgent help
Driven from their homes by fighting in 2011 and then again this year, displaced Sirte residents face dire need even as their city is recaptured from militants.
Despite Mali peace accord, more flee persistent violence
Last month alone, more than 2,000 men, women and children from northern Mali have sought refuge in Mauritania from ongoing banditry and interethnic violence.
South Sudan actor played dead to save his life
Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death.
Uganda farming classes transform refugees into entrepreneurs
Trained to expand their rice and pepper harvests, Congolese refugees in Uganda use earnings to start new businesses and become more self-reliant.
Kenya's stateless Makonde people finally obtain papers
They came as labourers from Mozambique in the 1930s, but only now are their descendants getting the identity papers they need to work, vote and study.
New 'Protection Desks' give expert help to South Sudan's vulnerable
Protection Desks, available in most in most POC sites in South Sudan, offer tailored advice and assistance.
Refugees in Egypt risk all on deadly sea crossing to Europe
Lured by smugglers, over 3,600 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing on the Mediterranean this year. Shipwreck survivors in Egypt recount their ordeal.
UN refugee chief warns of "forgotten population" in Egypt
Filippo Grandi met African refugees in Egypt, many of whom are becoming increasingly vulnerable.
UNHCR condemns violence against civilians in CAR
Clashes between rival militias have forced thousands to flee and disrupted vital humanitarian operations.
Freed from Boko Haram, Nigerians still need help
Some children are malnourished and many families have nowhere safe to sleep amid lack of basic supplies and services in areas recaptured from insurgents.
100,000 fearful civilians trapped in South Sudan town
Civilians seeking safety from raids flee to Yei, joining tens of thousands there with no means to leave as military operations continue.
Fear and shortages as Boko Haram displaced return to ruins
Around 70,000 people have found destruction, insecurity and scarcity on arrival in Gwoza, a city liberated earlier this year from militants in northern Nigeria.
Number fleeing Burundi to neighbouring countries tops 300,000
Reception capacities in host countries Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo are severely overstretched, UNHCR warns.
UNHCR airlifts aid to Uganda as thousands arrive from South Sudan
Thousands of refugees fleeing violence and human rights violations in South Sudan benefit from major aid operation.