Jaiz Bank donates N7m to North-East IDPs
Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, has donated N7 million to the UN High Commissioner for Refugee, UNHCR, for the families ...
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3.7m refugees out of school – UN
Less than half of the world’s refugee children are getting a school education, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Friday, warning ...
Boko Haram: Nigerian govt to receive 4,000 refugees from Cameroon
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons said necessary arrangement had been put in place to receive ...
Fight Against Deforestation: UNHCR to plant 20m trees in Uganda
The UN Refugee Agency in Uganda says it plans to plant 20 million trees this year to plug the deforestation ...
UNHCR says 20,000 South Sudan refugees return home from Uganda
The UN Refugee Agency on Wednesday said that over 20,000 South Sudanese Refugees had voluntarily returned home from Uganda following ...
Boko Haram: At least, 30,000 Nigerians currently displaced – UN
Escalating attacks by Boko Haram militants have forced 30,000 people out of Nigeria's northeast into Cameroonian borders over the weekend, ...
Nigerian govt to begin repatriation of refugees from Cameroon
The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCRFIM, said on Monday that the agency had almost concluded ...
UN calls for stiffer sanction against sexual, gender-based violence against women, girls
The United Nations, UN, on Monday, called for urgent action to end Sexual and Gender-based Violence, SGBV, against women and girls. ...
How influx of Cameroonians into Nigeria stretched scant resources – UN
More and more Anglophone Cameroonians are fleeing a violent crackdown in their country and seeking asylum in Nigeria, the Office ...
UN urges Member States to take in 1,300 refugees from Libya
The UN on Monday appealed to member States to take in 1,300 mainly African refugees stranded in Libya, many of ...