June 1, 2017 News UNHCR steps up support amidst large-scale returns to Northeast Nigeria UNHCR is stepping up its response as large numbers of refugees return from Cameroon to north-eastern Nigeria. More than 12,000 refugees returned in the month of May, with 1,800 returning in just one day early last week
April 13, 2017 News Growing risk of death from starvation in Horn of Africa, Yemen, Nigeria; displacement already rising UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that the risk of mass deaths from starvation among populations in the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Nigeria is growing.
March 21, 2017 News UNHCR concerned about return of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon So far this year, at least 2,600 refugees have been forcibly returned back to Nigerian border villages against their will.
February 23, 2017 Stories After displacement by Boko Haram, life remains a challenge 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.
December 21, 2016 Stories 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.
October 7, 2016 News 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
