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Angelina Jolie, UN refugee agency Goodwill Ambassador, issues appeal for civilians and refugees in Côte d'Ivoire and Libya
2 Mar 2011 -
As some 30,000 flee to Liberia, UNHCR urges help for civilians in besieged Abidjan district
1 Mar 2011 UNHCR reiterates its concern about citizens trapped in a district of conflict-torn Côte d'Ivoire's commercial hub, Abidjan as thousands flee to Liberia. -
At least 20,000 flee fresh violence in Côte d'Ivoire capital, Abidjan
25 Feb 2011 Between 20,000 and 30,000 people flee a conflict-torn district of the Côte d'Ivoire capital of Abidjan on Friday and seek shelter in other parts of the tense city. -
UNHCR concern as 5,000 Ivorians flee to Liberia to escape fresh conflict
25 Feb 2011 UNHCR concerned about fresh violence in Côte d'Ivoire which has forced some 5,000 people to flee to eastern Liberia over a 24-hour period. -
UNHCR starts work on new camp for internally displaced in Côte d'Ivoire
16 Feb 2011 The UN refugee agency starts clearing ground for a new camp to shelter forcibly displaced people in western Côte d'Ivoire as conditions deteriorate. -
Another aid airlift arrives in Liberia as flow of Ivorian refugees continues
14 Feb 2011 A UNHCR-chartered aircraft carrying 100 tonnes of shelter aid arrives in Liberia as the number of Ivorian refugees to arrive in recent weeks passes 36,300. -
UNHCR calls for urgent resolution of Côte d'Ivoire crisis as tension rises
10 Feb 2011 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres calls for an urgent end to the political stalemate that is paralyzing Côte d'Ivoire and provoking violence. -
UNHCR airlifts aid to Côte d'Ivoire; internally displaced population nears 35,000
9 Feb 2011 UNHCR flies in 94 tonnes of aid for almost 35,000 internally displaced people in western Côte d'Ivoire. More UNHCR aid is due from Ghana by road convoy. -
UNHCR organizes second aid airlift for Ivorian refugees in Liberia
31 Jan 2011 A second UNHCR aid airlift arrives in Liberia with 83 tonnes of emergency supplies for tens of thousands of refugees from Côte d'Ivoire.