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UNHCR says South Sudan refugee health situation alarming

With 170,000 Sudanese refugees now in camps and settlements across South Sudan’s Unity and Upper Nile states, the health situation among this population has become a matter of alarm to us. With the current… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency Unaccompanied children look toward school after ordeal to reach Europe Nearly 1,500 minors seeking asylum […]

Health Situation In South Sudan Refugee Camps Alarming

Health Situation In South Sudan Refugee Camps Alarming GENEVA — The United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR reports aid agencies are racing to reverse the alarming health situation in South Sudan camps. The UNHCR says aid workers are intensifying efforts to bring down the high rates of malnutrition, … Read more on Voice of America Tales […]

South Korean charity opens a new world to two refugee women

Plucked from an Ethiopian refugee camp, two Somali women get a rare chance at higher education. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR gears up for humanitarian response in Myanmar Following the sudden escalation of violence some 10 days ago, the situation in Myanmar’s Rakhine state remains tense. The efforts of Myanmar authorities to restore […]

South Sudan: UNHCR expands aid operations in Yida as population passes 35,000

South Sudan: UNHCR expands aid operations in Yida as population passes 35,000 UNHCR is expanding aid operations for refugees in South Sudan’s Yida camp, whose population has swollen to more than 35,000 people amid a new wave of arrivals since last week. People arriving at Yida cite… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR moves […]