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UNHCR fears for the safety of refugees caught in Libya's violence
22 Feb 2011 The UN refugee agency is “increasingly concerned” about the dangers for asylum-seekers and refugees caught up in the mounting violence in Libya. -
UNHCR helps Italy cope with high seas influx of thousands of Tunisians
15 Feb 2011 UNHCR helps Italy to manage the dramatic influx of several thousand Tunisians who have crossed to Lampedusa Island and the mainland by boat. -
UNHCR says ordered to close office in Libya
8 Jun 2010 Operations to help refugees in Libya suspended as government orders UN refugee agency to leave. -
Wim Wenders inspired by integration model set by idyllic town in Calabria
22 Mar 2010 A small hilltop town in southern Italy's rugged Reggio Calabria region shows how integration can work in a country under fire for its tough immigration policies. -
UNHCR chief and Libyan partner discuss protection for refugees in mixed migration flows
15 Oct 2009 High Commissioner António Guterres holds talks with UNHCR's main partner in Libya on ensuring protection for refugees and asylum-seekers caught in mixed migration flows. -
UNHCR awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize
7 Aug 2009 UNHCR has been awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize in recognition of the agency's work to safeguard the rights of asylum seekers. -
France gives red carpet welcome to refugees relocated from Malta
10 Jul 2009 A group of refugees and people in need of international protection are warmly received in Paris after France agreed to their relocation from Malta. -
UNHCR helps boat people in Libya as search for survivors continues
1 Apr 2009 UNHCR staff in Tripoli were helping hundreds of boat people rescued off the coast of Libya as authorities search for other survivors in the Mediterranean. -
UNHCR shocked by reports of hundreds missing in Mediterranean
31 Mar 2009 UNHCR expresses shock and sorrow at reports that hundreds of people trying to reach Europe by sea are missing off the coast of Libya.