March 26
Cameroon: Food Assistance to Refugees in Cameroon At Risk of Halt Amid Funding Shortages
YAOUNDE - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa,… Read more »
March 14
West Africa: UN Agencies Unite to Strengthen Community Resilience in Gulf of Guinea Amid Displacement Crisis
As the number of refugees fleeing armed conflict and human rights violations in the Central Sahel has sharply increased over the past 12 months in West Africa's coastal countries,… Read more »
November 16, 2022
West Africa: UN Warns of Worsening Conflict and Displacement in Sahel Without Immediate Climate Action #AfricaClimateCrisis
Without urgent investment in climate mitigation and adaptation, countries in the Sahel risk decades of armed conflict and displacement exacerbated by rising temperatures, resource… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Central Africa: Central and West Africa Home to Almost a Quarter of Out-of-School Children Worldwide
Fifty-seven million children, adolescents and youth are barred from attending school in the Central and West Africa region, representing 24.1 per cent of the 236 million out of… Read more »
August 11, 2022
Liberia: UNHCR Applauds Liberia for Removing Gender Discrimination From Its Nationality Law
In a major development to prevent statelessness, Liberia has amended its nationality law to grant women and men equal rights to confer nationality to their children. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Welcomes Returning Families As Refugee Status Set to End
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, is celebrating World Refugee Day in Côte d'Ivoire, alongside former refugees who have returned home ahead of the formal end… Read more »
November 10, 2015
Niger: Number of Malian Refugees in Niger Reaches New High
The number of Malian refugees in Niger has reached its highest level since conflict erupted there in 2012, with thousands fleeing eastern Mali in recent weeks despite the signing… Read more »