A Delegation of 4 Ministers from the Malian government came to Abala and Ayorou camps to meet with refugees and local authorities on august 4th and 5th.

On august 4th 2800 trees were planted by the refugees in Mangaize Camp to celebrate the “Tree National Day” in Niger.

World Humanitarian Day will be celebrated on august 21st in Niger. To find more about the “I WAS HERE” International Campaign click here : http://whd-iwashere.org

On the 9th of August, Ambassador David J. Lane, US Representative to the UN Food and Agricultural Agencies in Rome visited Mangaize camp. The visit was organized by the WFP and the FAO. WFP and UNICEF Representants Mrs Brown and Mr Cornale took part in the visit led by UNHCR Team Leader Mr Adossi. A...

Mauritania:Learning in the desert

A delegation of the Danish Red Cross composed by Mr. Anders Ladekarl, General Secretary, Mr. Klaus Nørskov Head of the press department, Ms Isabel Lilia Morales Bondy, communication and vidéo, Mr. Niels Olsen, Goodwill Ambassador and Mr. Troëls Mikkelsen, Head of delegation of the Danish Red Cross i...

Local authorities, partners and UNHCR staff gathered on the 13th of september to celebrate the construction of the new system that will give the refugee population of the camp of Abala a closer, faster and safer access to water. Financed by the UNHCR, the new system cost 165 000 USD and includes...

Mr. Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation of Canada visited Mentao Refugee camp in the Soum on 11 September 2012 with UNHCR, who organized the visit together with the Embassy of Canada in Ouagadougou. During his visit, the Minister met and interacted with refugee leaders, a group of ...

A newly completed registration exercise in Burkina Faso has shown a sharp decline in the number of Malian refugees in the country. The new count, undertaken by UNHCR, the Government of Burkina Faso and several humanitarian partners confirmed a total of 34,877 Malian refugees, down from some 107,000 ...

When Malian families arrived in northern Burkina Faso earlier this year, Ahmid was struck by the number of children. He quit his job so he could help. By: Hugo Reichenberger, ed. Leo Dobbs | 25 October 2012 | Français MENTAO, Burkina Faso, October 25 (UNHCR) - When thousands of Malian fa...