November 05
Central Africa: Central African Refugees Return Home From Cameroon After a Decade in Exile
As the security situation improves in some areas of the Central African Republic, UNHCR has supported more than 12,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring countries this… Read more »
October 09
Africa: Maimouna Ba Awarded 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for Africa
Maimouna Ba, a tireless advocate for forcibly displaced women and children in Burkina Faso, has been named the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award's Regional Winner for Africa. The… Read more »
October 03
Burkina Faso: Japan, UNHCR, and JICA Strengthen Support for Internally Displaced Persons in Burkina Faso Through Biometric Data Registration Project
A historic partnership between the Government of Japan, UNHCR, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was sealed this week with the signing of the project "Support… Read more »
September 04
Togo: Solidarity and Inclusion in the Savanes Region of Togo - Refugee Women and Host Communities Join Forces for Economic Empowerment
Togo is receiving an increasing number of displaced people from Burkina Faso. According to a government census conducted in December 2023, the country is now hosting over 37,000… Read more »
June 18
Africa: Host Communities Embrace and Support Forcibly Displaced People Across West and Central Africa
In West and Central Africa, host communities are offering invaluable support to forcibly displaced people, sharing food and shelter despite their own difficulties. This solidarity… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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