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In Niger, a compass to navigate the IDP crisis

Niger | March 30, 2021 Stories

In Niger, a compass to navigate the IDP crisis

Aissa, a 50-year-old displaced Nigerien, and his daughters, in their shelter in Intikane, Tahoua region The number of IDPs almost doubled in the Tillaberi and Tahoua regions, located near the Malian border, during the past year. In order to provide an effective response to their needs, UNHCR works with local…

February 12, 2019 Stories

In Cameroon, cash assistance gives more than a lifeline for Central African refugees

Ibrahim, 60, has spent 14 years as a refugee in Cameroon. Through this mobile phone, UNHCR transfers cash assistance to him. The first installment enabled him to pay the maternity costs for his week-old grand-daughter. Kette, Cameroon - The town of Kette is situated along the border of Cameroon with…

Cameroon | May 23, 2018 Stories

In Cameroon, citizens are the first humanitarian responders

As Cameroon hosts over 350,000 refugees, many citizens are helping refugees. In giving what little they had, they became the country’s first humanitarian responders.

Cameroon | March 21, 2018 Stories

In eastern Cameroon, refugees integrate society through its economy

As security conditions in Central African Republic have not abated, burying any hopes for return in the near future, refugees are shedding their dependence on continuously decreasing humanitarian aid

Benin | March 1, 2018 News

West Africa is on track to eradicate statelessness by 2024

Three years after the adoption of the Abidjan Declaration, much progress has been made towards eradicating statelessness in West Africa

Cameroon | February 9, 2018 Stories

Cameroon: Around Minawao refugee camp, you can’t see the forest for the trees

In Cameroon’s Extreme North region, where over 58,000 Nigerian refugees are hosted, UNHCR and its partners are launching an innovative reforestation programme

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