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Some 700,000 Sudanese refugees have fled to neighbouring Chad, as a result of the conflict between the Sudanese army and paramilitary rapid support forces. Though they want to return home, they're not sure when they will be able to.…

Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring the safe return of refugees to their original homes. Emphasising President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda, the…

The African Development Bank and the UN Refugee Agency have said they are partnering to support displaced people and their host communities in South Sudan Since the start of the war in neighbouring Sudan last year, over half a million…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, has called on the Nigerian government and all stakeholders to escalate interventions in ameliorating the plights of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in…

The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, have signed an agreement to strengthen their collaboration in protecting refugees, the stateless and internally…

In order to mobilize support for internally displaced persons (IDPs), UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has signed an agreement with the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organization in Nigeria. As a part of this partnership,…

The UN Human Rights Office, is calling for a full and independent investigation into the latest horrific killing of civilians in Burkina Faso and for "those responsible to be held to account.” At the bi-weekly news briefing in Geneva,…

Ahead of the World Refugee Day, the Nigerian Government in collaboration with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees has reaffirmed its commitment to the safety and overall well-being of refugees in Nigeria. The…

Eritrean refugees have organised a protest in front of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) office in the capital, Addis Ababa, demanding the relocation of thousands of refugees from camps in the war-torn Tigray region. About 300 protesters on…

Award-winning actress, Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso for World Refugee Day, sheltering thousands of Malians who had fled jihadist violence in the region. …