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Tunisia provides haven for Yemeni students
3 Nov 2017 Unable to return home and forced to become refugees, two Yemeni students find jobs and stability in their adopted home. -
Syrian refugee ties the knot in Tunisia
2 Nov 2017 After fleeing conflict in his hometown of Aleppo, Chawket overcame adversity and tradition to find happiness in his adopted home. -
Refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia; facing an uncertain future
26 Dec 2014 With the fighting in Libya intensifying, humanitarian workers believe there could be a fresh, large scale influx of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a new exodus of Libyans. -
Cross-border aid reaches 12,000 displaced civilians in western Libya
18 Aug 2014 UNHCR has for the first time begun sending aid into western Libya from Tunisia to help some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting. -
UNHCR fears for the safety of thousands of refugees in embattled Libya
5 Aug 2014 Almost 37,000 people are registered with UNHCR in Tripoli and Benghazi, with many living in areas heavily damaged by fighting and unable to leave to safer areas. -
UNHCR closes camp in south Tunisia, moves services to urban areas
2 Jul 2013 More than 600 refugees are living in the southern Tunisian towns of Ben Gardane and Medenine. Around 300 refugees have declined assistance in urban areas. -
More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011
31 Jan 2012 UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. -
UNHCR distributes Ramadan meals to 55,000 Libyan refugees in Tunisia
3 Aug 2011 UNHCR and its partners begin distributing food for more than 55,000 Libyan refugees to eat in the evening during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. -
Eritrean family leaves Tunisia border camp for new life in Belgium
20 Jul 2011 After years on the road, Filmon, his wife and twins have been resettled to Belgium from Choucha camp near the Tunisia-Libya border.