United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Geneva)
Website: http://www.unhcr.org/
November 1
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Mali: Surviving in Niamey - Refugees Struggle to Get By in the Big City
At the beginning of this year, Omar was studying to become a French teacher in Timbuktu. Today, he is a refugee in neighbouring Niger and working as a tailor to earn enough money... Read more »
October 19
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Niger: Q&A - Swedish Diplomat Reflects On Visit to Refugee Camp in Niger [interview]
Ambassador Jan Knutsson, a career diplomat who heads the Permanent Mission of Sweden in Geneva, just completed a one-year term as chairman of UNHCR's Executive Committee. In... Read more »
October 8
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Mali: Refugee Students Set Up 'Government' in UNHCR-Backed School in Niger [press release]
When fighting in northern Mali forced Chouaïbou and his family to flee from their village last May to nearby Niger, the 15-year-old feared he had not only lost a home but also... Read more »
June 3
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Niger: UNHCR and IOM Start Moving Malian Refugees to New Camp [press release]
The UN refugee agency has started helping to move more than 11,500 Malian refugees from spontaneously established border settlements to a new managed camp deeper inside Niger. Read more »
May 7
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West Africa: UNHCR and WFP Chiefs Highlight Plight of Mali Refugees in Niger [press release]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has called on the international community to help Malian refugees and host communities in Niger and said a political... Read more »
May 4
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Niger: UN Agency Chiefs to Visit Country 4 to 7 May [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 4 May 2012, at the Palais des Nations in... Read more »
April 3
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Mali: UN Deeply Concerned as Crisis Worsens [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 3 April 2012, at the Palais des Nations... Read more »
February 24
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Mali: UN Says 130,000 Have Been Displaced [press release]
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards at the press briefing, on 24 February 2012, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Read more »
February 17
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Mali: Number of Refugees Fleeing Violence Doubles [press release]
The following is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Melissa Fleming - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 17 February 2012, at the... Read more »
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Mali: Refugee Exodus to Niger Doubles After Violence
More than 44,000 people have fled the month-long violence in northern Mali, with arrival numbers in the region doubling in the last 10 days. This exodus could increase amid reports... Read more »
February 15
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Mali: Plan to Relocate Thousands of Refugees
The UN refugee agency said Friday it has begun planning with the governments of Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Niger to relocate refugees fleeing Mali to safer locations away from... Read more »
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Mali: Thousands of Refugees to Be Relocated [press release]
The following is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Adrian Edwards - to whom quoted text may be attributed - at the press briefing, on 14 February 2012, at the Palais... Read more »
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