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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. -
UNHCR welcomes Italian government's ship agreement
26 Oct 2004 -
Italy: UNHCR Rome granted access at Lampedusa centre, but not in Libya
8 Oct 2004 -
Italy returns: still no reply from Italian government on access
5 Oct 2004 -
UNHCR deeply concerned over returns from Italy
4 Oct 2004 -
Cap Anamur boat: UNHCR expresses strong concern to Italian authorities
23 Jul 2004 -
UNHCR criticizes handling of Cap Anamur asylum claims
23 Jul 2004 -
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. -
UNHCR welcomes decision to allow boat people to disembark in Italy
13 Jul 2004