May 09, 2023
Somalia: In Somalia, Spike in Gender-Based Attacks Compounds Plight of Displaced Women, Girls
Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the… Read more »
May 02, 2023
East Africa: More Than 800,000 Sudanese Refugees Expected to Flee to Neighbouring Countries
Aid agencies are gearing up for what is expected to be a massive exodus of more than 800,000 refugees and returnees fleeing for safety from war-torn Sudan to neighboring countries… Read more »
Sudan: United Nations Says Over 330,000 People Internally Displaced in Sudan
The United Nations migration agency says at least 334,000 people have been internally displaced in Sudan since deadly fighting broke out last month between two military factions. Read more »
May 01, 2023
Sudan: Warring Factions Announce Cease-Fire Extension
The warring sides in the Sudan conflict bowed to international pressure and said Sunday that the cease-fire agreement that was set to expire at midnight would be extended for… Read more »
April 28, 2023
Sudan: Displaced Civilians Face Worsening Risks As Conflict Grinds On
Millions of Sudanese face acute hunger, increased health risks, and death from recoverable injuries because United Nations agencies have been forced to suspend their lifesaving… Read more »
Sudan: Fleeing Conflict - On a Bus Ride From Khartoum
After more than two weeks of fighting between the Sudanese military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, civilians in Khartoum have little choice but to run for their lives. Read more »
April 27, 2023
Sudan: UN Refugee Agency - Mass Exodus From Sudan Could Trigger Regional Instability
The United Nations refugee agency is appealing to states next to conflict-ridden Sudan to keep their borders open to people seeking safety and protection. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Sudan: Refugees Trapped Amid Fighting Say 'Please Be Our Voice'
As the conflict in Sudan escalated this week, refugees, many of whom had fled violence in neighboring countries, found themselves trapped in Khartoum and other cities. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Malawi: Govt Sets Final Deadline for Refugee Return to Lone Authorized Camp
Malawi's government has told refugees and asylum-seekers to relocate to the country's lone refugee camp by April 15 or face forced eviction from their homes. Read more »
March 29, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Refugee Agency in Mozambique Appeals for Help to Aid DRC Refugees
The representative of the U.N. refugee agency in Mozambique said refugees fleeing war-torn parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo are making an already complicated humanitarian… Read more »
Malawi: UN Concerned About Disease in Malawi's Displacement Camps
The U.N. humanitarian agency says Malawi needs immediate help to deal with diseases spreading in displacement camps for Cyclone Freddy survivors. The Malawi health minister told… Read more »
March 07, 2023
Ethiopia: UNHCR Seeks Support for Somalis Fleeing Las Anod Fighting Into Ethiopia
The United Nations Refugee Agency is calling for urgent support to help tens of thousands of Somalis who fled fighting in a disputed border town in Somalia's breakaway region of… Read more »
February 23, 2023
South Sudan: President Calls for 2.3 Million Refugees to Return Home
South Sudan's president is appealing to the more than 2 million South Sudanese refugees living in neighboring countries to start returning home. Salva Kiir says his government will… Read more »
February 07, 2023
Ethiopia: UN High Commissioner Visits Displaced in Tigray Region
U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi traveled to Ethiopia's Tigray region this week to meet with families displaced by conflict. Read more »
January 27, 2023
Cameroon: 2,000 Nigerian Refugees Leaving Cameroon but Majority to Stay
Hundreds of Nigerian refugees who fled Boko Haram terrorism to northern Cameroon started returning home this week, with about 2,000 expected to leave by Monday. This is the first… Read more »
January 09, 2023
Africa: Kagame Threatens to Evict DR Congo Refugees
Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to evict thousands of Congolese refugees living in Rwanda if the international community continues to blame his country for the conflict in… Read more »
December 29, 2022
Somalia: Somalia's Defector Rehabilitation Centers Face Financial Uncertainty
As Somalia security forces dislodge al-Shabab from new territories in the central regions, the United Nations agency running al-Shabab defector rehabilitation centers says it has… Read more »
South Sudan: Thousands Displaced in South Sudan Ethnic Violence, UN Reports
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian affairs, or UNOCHA, says an estimated 30,000 people from South Sudan's Greater Pibor Administrative Area have fled… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon Rights Groups Demand Protection of Displaced Women and Children From Rights Abuses
Ahead of World Human Rights Day this Saturday (12/10), Cameroonian rights groups are protesting what they call dehumanizing treatment of women and children displaced by the… Read more »
South Sudan: Influx of South Sudan IDPs Leads to Severe Overcrowding At UN Protection Site
A protection site for internally displaced persons in South Sudan is facing severe overcrowding following an influx of new arrivals. The site, which is protected by U.N.… Read more »
December 06, 2022
Somalia: Conditions Deteriorate for Somalis in Dadaab Refugee Camps - UNHCR
The U.N. refugee agency warns humanitarian conditions are deteriorating for tens of thousands of Somalis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camps as unrelenting drought grips the Horn of… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Malawi: UNHCR Urges Malawi Against Forcing Refugees to Return to Overcrowded Camp
The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it "deeply regrets" Malawi's decision to force about 8,000 refugees living in rural and urban areas back to the overcrowded Dzaleka refugee… Read more »
November 23, 2022
Malawi: Police, Refugees Clash At Overcrowded Malawi Camp
Malawi police have fired tear gas and clashed with refugees at the country's overcrowded Dzaleka refugee camp. Witnesses say the clashes broke out after a group of refugees got… Read more »
November 10, 2022
East Africa: Kenya's Dadaab Camp Braces for Increased Somali Refugee Arrivals
Aid groups in Kenya say tens of thousands of additional refugees from Somalia are expected to arrive in coming weeks, as Somalia and the Horn of Africa deal with an ongoing severe… Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: UN Agencies Raise Concern Over Refugee Influx Into Malawi
U.N. agencies in Malawi say an influx of hundreds of refugees escaping fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo is straining already scarce resources at Malawi's largest… Read more »