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Italian authorities confirm the deaths of 14 people on board a boat carrying hundreds of refugees
29 Jul 2015 According to officials, 456 people are known to have survived and were rescued during an operation conducted by an Irish naval patrol. -
Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
Yemen receives over 10,000 new arrivals by sea since start of conflict in March
14 Jul 2015 UNHCR Yemen Representative says smugglers often trick refugees into returning while conflict ongoing. -
An average of 1,000 refugees now arriving on Greek islands every day
10 Jul 2015 UNHCR warns of growing asylum crisis in Greece and the Western Balkans as numbers fleeing war and persecution climb still higher. -
UNHCR delivers relief to 56,000 people in Yemen in May and June
3 Jul 2015 In all, 84,166 displaced people have received non-food aid since the start of April, about 70 percent of this coming directly from UNHCR and the rest from partners. -
UNHCR calls for urgent European support for Greece
16 Jun 2015 With hundreds of refugees arriving every day, reception conditions are worsening on Greek islands despite strenuous efforts of local authorities. -
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 boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
Rapid assessments in Yemen find desperate situation for displaced civilians
19 May 2015 The ceasefire enabled UNHCR and its partners to conduct rapid protection assessments in 40 districts across 11 previously difficult to access provinces.