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UNHCR, Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society join forces to support IDPs in Nigeria

Onyinyechi Iheanacho Jul 14, 2023

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency, has entered into a partnership with the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organization in…

North East

UNHCR inaugurates 454 houses for IDPs in Adamawa

Cara Gift Luckson Jun 29, 2023

UNHCR inaugurates 454 houses for IDPs in Adamawa Story from Usman IBRAHIM, Yola The UNHCR, UN Refugee Agency on has inaugurated 454 houses for 2,700 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)…

Health

Nigerian Gov’t, UNHCR take birth registration to IDP camps, target 25 million by 2025

Maryam Sulaiman Aug 19, 2021

The Nigerian government in partnership with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has begun birth registration in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)'s camps in the Federal Capital…

Security

Abducted UNHCR aid worker regains freedom from Boko Haram

Cara Gift Luckson Jun 16, 2021

A humanitarian worker with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Abubakar Garba Idris, also known as (Alooma) has regained freedom after being in Boko Haram captivity for…

The Borno-born Lawyer who won the prestigious UNHCR Award

Aisha Auyo Sep 20, 2017

Zannah Mustapha, a lawyer, and mediator from Borno State recent;y won the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award. Mustapha brokered a deal for the release…