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Bottled sand builds better homes for Sahrawi refugees
11 Jan 2017 In the remote desert of southwest Algeria, a young Sahrawi refugee is filling discarded bottles with sand to build shelters that better withstand the harsh climate. -
Sahrawi women to get behind the wheel at new driving school
27 Apr 2016 In a push to empower young women, Sahrawi sisters plan to open an all-female driving school later this year in remote Dakhla camp, Algeria. -
UNHCR airlifts emergency relief to Algeria flood victims
30 Oct 2015 Two relief flights deliver aid including tents, blankets and plastic sheeting for up to 11,000 Sahrawi refugee families hit by floods -
Syrian refugees struggle to reach family in Malta
7 Sep 2015 For Ali and Mohammad, both 23, the hardest part of their journey should have been over once they'd escaped hardship, cruelty and violence in the ancient and embattled Syrian city of Palmyra. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
UNHCR calls for urgent action as hundreds feared lost in Mediterranean boat sinking
20 Apr 2015 Available information is that the boat overturned shortly before midnight on Saturday, in Libyan waters, some 180 kilometres south of Italy's Lampedusa Island. -
Restoring self-reliance among Sahrawi refugees in Algeria
30 Jan 2014 UNHCR wants to help the community combat frustration and aid-dependency among young refugees who find few opportunities to use their skills and education. -
Some 8,400 migrants, asylum-seekers reach Italy and Malta by sea in first half of 2013
5 Jul 2013 Most arrived in Italy and Malta, departing from North Africa, principally Libya. The rest crossed from Greece and Turkey, landing in southern Italy. -
Survivors of sea voyage to Malta say seven Somali refugees died
8 May 2012 Latest deaths bring the number of reported or confirmed dead among people attempting to reach Europe from Libya to 81 this year.