© UNICEF 2012/Mauritania
Students attend class at a new school in the M'bera refugee camp in south-eastern Mauritania. UNICEF has been working with the governments of Mauritania and Mali to establish schools in refugee camps.

By Anthea Moore

M’BERA, Mauritania, 23 May 2012 – Conflict in Mali has displaced hundreds of thousands. Around 64,000 Malian refugees, including 39,000 children, are now living in a refugee camp at M’Bera in the far south-eastern corner of Mauritania. The camp is now the largest settlement in the district, three times larger than the capital Bassikunou.