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Niger refugee camp hit by cholera

2013-05-21 20:36

The UN says it is working to contain a cholera outbreak in Niger in a refugee camp for people fleeing the conflict in Mali.

Rape, violence raging in Bangui

2013-04-16 20:08

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights says the security situation in Central African Republic is deteriorating three weeks after the government was overthrown.

UN halts Ivorian refugee returns

2013-03-28 19:33

The United Nations refugee agency in Liberia has halted its voluntary repatriation programme for displaced Ivorians because of growing violence at the countries' volatile border.

Unicef wants $45m for Mali

2013-02-26 17:03

Unicef urgently needs $45m to help children in conflict-stricken Mali, where the threat of violence and trafficking has spiralled, compounding a long-running food crisis.

Rape by soldiers on the rise

2013-01-18 22:48

Rape by armed men of displaced women is on the rise to an alarming extent in camps around Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a medical charity.

Afghan refugees face a deadly winter

2013-01-02 16:28

Hundreds of families living in makeshift shelters around the Afghan capital have collected blankets, charcoal and other supplies as authorities struggle to avoid a repeat of last winter's deaths.

Madagascar security force abuse probed

2012-11-28 21:02

Madagascar's government has announced an international probe into allegations of rights abuses by its security forces during a recent crackdown on cattle-rustling gangs.

UN wants peacekeeper killings probed

2012-10-20 07:33

The UN human rights office has demanded that Sudan investigate the killing of five UN peacekeepers, including an attack with mortar fire and automatic weapons on a convoy.

Sudan urged to halt repression

2012-09-27 07:31

The United States, Canada and the European Union have urged Sudan to stop clamping down on newspapers and protesters and allow a UN investigator to look into allegations of brutality against civilians in restive areas.

Jolie - open borders for Syria refugees

2012-09-16 22:35

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has called for Syria's neighbours to keep their borders open to refugees, during a visit to a refugee camp in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.

Northern Mali situation alarming

2012-09-13 16:54

More than half a million people in northern Mali, occupied by Islamist fighters, need aid to cope with rising food prices, collapsed public services and a lack of health care.

Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp

2012-09-11 13:06

The UN refugee agency's special envoy, Angelina Jolie, is touring a refugee camp in Jordan for Syrians who fled the civil war in their country.

UNHCR talks in Syria on aid crisis

2012-08-14 21:48

The UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has held talks in Syria on ways to step up relief efforts as the country faces an increasingly precarious humanitarian situation.

Jordan opens Syria refugee tent camp

2012-07-29 18:29

Jordan and the UNHCR is opening the first tent camp for Syrians fleeing violence as a surge of refugees left them no other choice.

Migrants die of thirst off N African coast

2012-07-11 08:58

Fifty four people trying to reach Italy from Libya died of thirst after a 15-day voyage in which their rubber boat gradually deflated, the UNHCR says.

UNHCR chief accuses Eritrea of torture

2012-06-18 19:52

United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay has accused gold-rich Eritrea, which holds a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast, of carrying out torture and summary executions.

South Sudan aid agencies swamped

2012-06-12 22:26

Aid agencies in South Sudan are being swamped by tens of thousands of refugees who are pouring into the country from the north in increasingly bad shape, the United Nations says.

More DRC refugees flee to Uganda

2012-05-23 21:52

Thousands of refugees have registered at a transit centre in Uganda after fleeing fighting between the army and mutineers in Democratic Republic of Congo.

UN refugee worker shot dead in DRC

2012-05-21 22:30

A worker for the United Nations refugee agency has been shot and killed at his home in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Netanyahu - UNHRC 'hypocritical'

2012-03-22 22:39

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed as "hypocritical" a UN Human Rights Council resolution, which ordered a first probe into Israeli settlements.

UNHCR appoints Syria co-ordinator

2012-03-13 19:43

The UN refugee agency has appointed a special co-ordinator for Syria, as thousands flee the Damascus regime's deadly repression.

30 000 Ivorian, Liberian refugees go home

2012-02-28 22:30

About 30 000 Ivorian and Liberian refugees are being repatriated after the end of civil conflicts in the two west African countries.

Al-Shabaab claims Somali car bombing

2012-02-18 10:00

The Islamist al-Shabaab rebel movement has claimed responsibility for a car bomb which exploded at a major police building in Somalia's war-torn capital Mogadishu.

Iraq executes 17 people in one day

2012-02-01 16:49

Iraq executed 17 convicted criminals in one day this week, the justice ministry says, bringing to at least 51 the number so far this year.

UN fears for Yemen refugees

2012-01-21 07:00

The UN refugee agency has raised concern over the record numbers of Ethiopians and Somalis flocking to Yemen, despite the deteriorating security situation there.

 

Tragedy looms in Myanmar as rain nears

2013-04-19 21:57

Tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, who fled communal violence in Myanmar, are in danger as the monsoon season looms, the UN's refugee agency says.

Alleged rape sparked fatal Myanmar brawl

2013-04-12 14:02

A fatal brawl between ethnic groups from Myanmar in an Indonesian detention centre has been triggered by the alleged sexual assault of three women of the Muslim group, police say.

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Angelina Jolie visits Rwanda

2013-03-27 11:55

Actress and UNHCR goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie was in Rwanda to visit the Gisozi genocide memorial in Kigali and joined British Foreign Secretary William Hague to encourage world powers to do more on tackling rape and sexual assault in war zones.

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Jordan records 12 000 refugees in 6 days

2013-01-22 15:01

More than 12 000 Syrians, mostly women and children, have sought refuge in Jordan in the past six days to escape the war in their homeland.

Riot breaks out in Jordan refugee camp

2013-01-08 22:11

Syrian refugees in a Jordanian camp have attacked aid workers with sticks and stones, frustrated after cold, howling winds swept away their tents.

Almost a million displaced in DRC

2012-12-13 22:27

More than 900 000 people have been displaced by violence in the strife-ridden eastern DRC region of North Kivu, up about 500 000 on the figure made public in April.

Syrian refugee numbers double - UN

2012-11-23 22:08

The number of Syrian refugees registered in neighbouring countries has nearly doubled since the beginning of September to more than 440 000, the UN refugee agency says.

Ukraine under fire for anti-gay bill

2012-10-05 22:18

Human rights bodies have condemned moves by Ukraine to introduce prison terms for the "promotion of homosexuality", saying a new law went against the former Soviet republic's commitments.

Somali educator wins Nansen prize

2012-09-18 22:35

Hawa Aden Mohamed, a former Somali refugee who has created an education programme for displaced and often sexually abused women and girls, has been awarded the annual Nansen prize.

Peace envoy - Syria conflict worse

2012-09-13 22:15

Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the deadly conflict in Syria is getting worse as he arrived on his first official trip.

Angelina Jolie: They are dying in Syria

2012-09-12 12:11

Angelina Jolie has said she heard "horrific" and "heartbreaking" accounts from Syrian refugees and says she is "grateful to Jordan" for keeping their borders open.

3 300 Syrians flee to Jordan in a day

2012-08-28 14:00

The UN refugee agency says at least 3 300 Syrian refugees have fled to Jordan over the past 24 hours.

UN: Mali crisis impacting Sahel hunger

2012-08-02 22:20

The political crisis in Mali is having a "deep impact" on the food emergency in the Sahel, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres says.

Top judges for DRC cop trial

2012-07-17 20:56

The appeal trial in DRC of police accused of killing a human rights activist must be held with "high-ranking judges" because top officials may be implicated, says the UN rights chief .

Angelina Jolie donates $100k to refugees

2012-06-21 11:07

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has donated $100 000 to aid Syrian refugees, the United Nations refugee agency has said.

822 000 forced to flee their countries

2012-06-17 22:22

The UN says crises in Libya, Somalia and elsewhere forced 822 000 people to flee their countries last year.

Massive West Africa hunger in 2012

2012-05-29 22:38

The UN says 18 million in West Africa are expected to go hungry in 2012, three million of them children.

Zim must stop poll violence - Pillay

2012-05-22 22:04

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay says Zimbabwe must take steps to prevent a recurrence of the deadly violence that engulfed the last presidential election four years ago.

UN human rights chief visits Zimbabwe

2012-05-20 19:17

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has arrived in Zimbabwe on the first mission to the troubled southern African nation by the world human rights chief.

Sri Lanka minister urges US boycott

2012-03-13 19:43

A Sri Lankan gov't minister has called for a boycott of American goods, after US support of human rights resolution.

Syrian civilians in desperate situation

2012-03-12 20:44

Syrian civilians face a "desperate situation," UN human rights investigator Paulo Pinheiro says.

Syria walks out of UN human rights debate

2012-02-28 18:10

Syria has walked out of a UN debate on the human rights situation in the violence-wracked country, while its ally Russia urged Damascus to co-operate with efforts to allow in humanitarian aid.

50 000 flee rebel attacks in Mali

2012-02-08 22:33

Aid organisations have raised the estimated numbers of refugees in Mali, where thousands of civilians have left their homes in fear of attacks by Tuareg rebels.

1 500 migrants die en route to Europe

2012-01-31 21:33

A record 1 500 migrants, mainly from Somalia and other parts of Africa, died trying to reach European shores in 2011 and the deadly odyssey continues from Libya.

Southern Sudanese need to go home

2012-01-11 23:04

The UN is trying to do a deal between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan to repatriate southerners, hundreds of thousands of whom remain in the north.

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