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The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has been assisting thousands of refugees who were impacted by the large fire that swept through Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. IOM

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is rushing to provide assistance to over 100,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, who have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in recent weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the city of Laascaanood, in Somalia’s Sool region. UNHCR

Unprecedented drought, hunger and conflict compounded by the impact of climate change have pushed over 110,000 Somalis into Kenyan camps that are already struggling to cope with the same drought that is affecting the region. UNHCR

A study last year estimated that 12 per cent of the almost 1 million Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh’s Cox's Bazar District are living with disabilities. UNHCR

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is appealing for urgent support for families forced to flee as they head into a grim winter. Refugees and others displaced are struggling intensely, with freezing weather set to exacerbate already harsh conditions. UNHCR

The High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on a five-day visit to Kenya and Somalia toured projects in northern Kenya and met with Somali asylum-seekers who crossed the border to escape a catastrophic drought at home. UNHCR

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, urges more donor support for solutions and praises progress in refugee protection in Tanzania. UNHCR

The Head of the United Nations migration agency said it was “crucial” to ensure that people fleeing Ukraine “have access to adequate support and services, and to facilitate their full inclusion in educational and health systems, into the labour market, provide language opportunities, social housing and other needed support.” UNIFEED

By 23 March, more than 10 million people had been forced to flee their homes due to war in Ukraine, many displaced inside the country and more than 3.5 million as refugees abroad. Within three weeks, more than two million refugees from Ukraine have arrived in Poland. UNHCR

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said it estimates that over 44,000 Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Italy since last Saturday. UNHCR