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Pope Francis prays for migrants, refugees during landmark visit to Italy's Lampedusa Island
8 Jul 2013 The Pope also met a group of 50 recently arrived migrants, mainly young Somali and Eritrean men, during his first pastoral visit outside Rome as pontiff. -
Some 8,400 migrants, asylum-seekers reach Italy and Malta by sea in first half of 2013
5 Jul 2013 Most arrived in Italy and Malta, departing from North Africa, principally Libya. The rest crossed from Greece and Turkey, landing in southern Italy. -
Sri Lanka's displacement chapter nears end with closure of Menik Farm
27 Sep 2012 Menik Farm became a site for internally displaced people in 2009. At its peak, it held 225,000 people. A last group of 346 people left this week. -
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 helps first group of Sri Lankan refugees return by ferry from India
12 Oct 2011 The ferry returns add a new dimension to the UN refugee agency's voluntary return programme for civilians who fled the island nation during a time of conflict. -
Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres visit boat people on Italian island
19 Jun 2011 Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie joins UNHCR chief António Guterres on Italy's Lampedusa Island to meet boat people from North Africa. -
At least 150 drown as yet another Lampedusa-bound boat capsizes
3 Jun 2011 The Tunisian navy and coast guard have rescued nearly 600 others who left Libya in hope of reaching the Italian island of Lampedusa. -
Hundreds risk return to Libya in bid to reach Europe by boat
17 May 2011 The UN refugee agency says that among those crossing back into Libya are refugees, including Somalis, Ethiopians and Eritreans in a Tunisian camp. -
Death on the Mediterranean
13 May 2011 A young ethnic Oromo man from Ethiopia tells of a fateful boat trip that left 63 of his fellow passengers dead after they set off from Libya for an Italian island.