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JUST IN: Boko Haram frees UN staff, 9 others

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The Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, has released a senior Protection Assistant with the United Nation High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, Abubakar Garba-Idris, who was abducted on Maiduguri/Damaturu highway.
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17 bodies found in boat off Canary lslands

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The bodies of 17 would be migrants from Africa have been found in a small boat off Spain’s Canary islands, Europa Press news agency reported on Tuesday, citing officials.
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5,000 Nigerian refugees repatriated from Cameroon

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The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has received no fewer than 5,000 Nigerian refugees repatriated from Cameroon.
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3 UN peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic

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Three peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in separate attacks in the Central African Republic, CAR, and Mali over the past three days, according to the United Nations.
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Boko Haram abducts UN worker along Maiduguri-Damaturu road

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Boko Haram terrorists have abducted a Senior Protection Assistant with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Alooma,...
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Basketmouth, 2baba to perform at UN’s comedy show

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Nigerian stand-up comedian, Bright Okpocha alias Basketmouth is one of the big names in Africa featuring in a United Nations’ comedy show slated for Sunday.
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Refugees commission enrolls IDPs, refugees into NHIS

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, says it has enrolled refugees into the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, for...
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COVID-19: UN reports first infections in Jordan refugee camps

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Two Syrian refugees at Jordan’s Azraq camp have tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first confirmed cases to be reported inside a refugee camp in the kingdom, the UN said on Tuesday.
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Nigerian refugee agency pledges improved livelihood support to IDPs

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internationally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, says it will continue to support and improve the livelihood of victims of displacement in the country.
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33,000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria — UNHCR

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Antonio Canhandula, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, UNHCR, Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, says there are 33,000 Cameroonian refugees in Cross River.
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Jaiz Bank donates N7m to North-East IDPs

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Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, has donated N7 million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugee, UNHCR, for the families of those displaced by conflict in North-East Nigeria.
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3.7m refugees out of school – UN

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Less than half of the world’s refugee children are getting a school education, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday, warning of negative consequences for...
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Boko Haram: Nigerian govt to receive 4,000 refugees from Cameroon

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons said necessary arrangement had been put in place to receive 4,000 Nigerian refugees from Cameroon Republic.
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Fight Against Deforestation: UNHCR to plant 20m trees in Uganda

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The UN Refugee Agency in Uganda says it plans to plant 20 million trees this year to plug the deforestation by Refugees in the...
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UNHCR says 20,000 South Sudan refugees return home from Uganda

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The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday said that over 20,000 South Sudanese Refugees had voluntarily returned home from Uganda following recent peace efforts in...
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Boko Haram: At least, 30,000 Nigerians currently displaced – UN

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Escalating attacks by Boko Haram militants have forced 30,000 people out of Nigeria's northeast into Cameroonian borders over the weekend, CNN quoted the UN Refugee agency as saying on Tuesday.
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Nigerian govt to begin repatriation of refugees from Cameroon

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The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCRFIM, said on Monday that the agency had almost concluded arrangements to repatriate Nigerian refugees from Cameroon.
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UN calls for stiffer sanction against sexual, gender-based violence against women, girls

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The United Nations, UN, on Monday, called for urgent action to end Sexual and Gender-based Violence, SGBV, against women and girls. Head of Field Unit, UN...
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How influx of Cameroonians into Nigeria stretched scant resources – UN

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More and more Anglophone Cameroonians are fleeing a violent crackdown in their country and seeking asylum in Nigeria, the Office of the UN High...
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UN urges Member States to take in 1,300 refugees from Libya

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The UN on Monday appealed to member States to take in 1,300 mainly African refugees stranded in Libya, many of them mistreated while kept...
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Myanmar not yet safe for Rohingya refugee return, says UN

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Conditions for Rohingya refugees to safely return to Myanmar from Bangladesh are not in place, the UN said Friday, a day after the two...
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5 Nigerian women turned sex slaves by ISIS in Libya

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Five Nigerians were among the 35 women captured by the Islamic state fighters in Sirte, Libya and turned into sex slaves for months. The Nigerians, including...
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22,463 Nigerian refugees return from Niger Republic

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By Mustapha Buhari, Maiduguri Officials of National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and Borno State Emergency Management, BOSEMA, in collaboration with Nigerian Immigration service have registered 22,...
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Cameroon deports 517 Nigerian IDPs

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Cameroon has forcibly deported more than 500 Nigerians who had fled into the country due to the Boko Haram insurgency, according to the U.N....
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