Thousands of Nigerian refugees seek safety in Chad
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley– to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. A new upsurge of violence in northeastern Nigeria has forced thousands of people –...
UNHCR appeals for urgent action as new Mediterranean mid-winter deaths reported
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is watching with increasing alarm the situation on the...
Surging violence in Nigeria drives thousands across borders
Some 15,000 people have been forced to flee into neighbouring Chad and Cameroon as conflict in Nigeria’s restive Borno State escalates. By Simplice Kpandji in Dar es Salaam Camp, Chad, and Xavier Bourgois in Goura, Cameroon Aicha Moussa is lucky to be alive. Three...