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Libyan NGO pledges to support UNHCR in North Africa
26 Feb 2007 During a visit to UNHCR's Geneva headquarters, the chairman of a Libyan non-governmental organisation, pledged on Monday to support the work of the UN refugee agency in North Africa. -
Italian media heeds UNHCR call to set up code of conduct for refugee issues
23 Feb 2007 Stung by the Italian media's demonising of a Tunisian linked to a gruesome murder case last December, UNHCR is working with the industry to draw up a code of ethics for coverage of refugee and immigration issues. -
UNHCR welcomes positive outcome for 51 boat people off Malta
21 Jul 2006 UNHCR has welcomed the Spanish government's role in finding a solution for a group of people stuck off the coast of Malta since being rescued by a Spanish fishing trawler. -
Italian concert raises euros 1m for Sri Lanka's conflict and tsunami victims
22 Mar 2005 A star-studded concert featuring Italian artistes like Andrea Bocelli, Claudio Baglioni and Zucchero has raised 1 million euros for the UN refugee agency's assistance to people affected by the conflict and tsunami in Sri Lanka. -
UNHCR calls for access, transparency after Lampedusa deportations
18 Mar 2005 Yesterday's deportation of some 180 people from Italy's Lampedusa island to Libya has raised deep concerns from the UN refugee agency, which has appealed to the Italian authorities for more access and transparency. -
UNHCR says Maltese troops seemed to use excessive force to quell peaceful demo by detained asylum seekers
19 Jan 2005 The U.N. refugee agency says soldiers on Malta appear to have used excessive force in breaking up a peaceful demonstration by detained asylum seekers. The agency is also concerned about Malta's practice of detaining asylum seekers, and the "extremely poor" conditions at the overcrowded detention centre in a military compound. -
Former embassy now home to desperate Somalis in Rome
16 Nov 2004 The Association of Emigrant Somali Women in Rome recently organised a party to celebrate the end of Ramadan with some 50 Somali asylum seekers living in their run-down former embassy. Many of them have been sent back to Italy from other European countries and now live in desperate conditions. -
Long desert drive brings Libyan aid to refugees in Chad
14 Oct 2004 Libyan foundation GIFCA has sent eight trucks on a two-week journey through the desert, carrying aid supplies like tents, blankets, oil and sugar to eastern Chad. This is GIFCA's second donation and part of logistically challenging efforts to bring relief to 200,000 Sudanese refugees. -
Handling of Cap Anamur asylum claims was flawed, says UNHCR
23 Jul 2004 The UN refugee agency has written to the Italian authorities criticizing the process that led up to the expulsion from Italy of a group of asylum seekers at the centre of an international furore.