The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR says today (21 May) that the number of Syrian refugees flooding into Jordan has suddenly fallen from several thousand a day to a handful, warning that fighting may be preventing people in need from arriving. CH UNTV
The Mbera camp in Mauritaniais home to 74,000 refugees from Mali, more than half are under 18. Many of the children have been in the camp for more than a year and their needs are great. UNICEF
After succeeding in pushing al Shabaab insurgents out of Mogadishu Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, a contingent serving under the African Union Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are retuning home. AU-UN/IST
The United Nation’s refugee agency (UNHCR) said today that the number of refugees fleeing Syria had reached more than 1.5 million people. CH UNTV
Refugees in southern Chad receive health care under a European Union-funded programme. A new clinic tackles malaria, malnutrition, respiratory infections and more. UNHCR
The United Nations today (15 May) warns that economic losses from disasters have spun out of control and has called on the world's business community to incorporate disaster risk management to their investment strategies in order to avoid further losses. UNTV
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have delivered aid to an area in northern Syria that had not received UN assistance for the past 10 months due to insecurity. (CH UNTV)
Desperate Syrian refugees take deadly risks to get to Europe. UNHCR
Six months after Typhoon Bopha took more than 1,000 lives and displaced more than a million people, teaching and learning are taking place again in elementary schools across affected parts of the Philippines. UNICEF
Kava and his family arrive at Domiz camp in northern Iraq, traumatized by the conflict in Syria. With the help of UNHCR and its partners, his family has found shelter and a glimmer of hope. UNHCR