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UNHCR seeks better rescue mechanisms after Mediterranean drownings
10 May 2011 At least 19 people drown in efforts to escape Libya by boat. UNHCR urges European states to put in place more reliable mechanisms for rescue at sea. -
Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres shocked at Mediterranean high seas tragedy
6 Apr 2011 UNHCR chief Guterres and Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie shocked at reported death by drowning of more than 200 people fleeing Libya by boat. -
Some 2,000 people flee from Tripoli by boat to Italy and Malta
29 Mar 2011 For the first time since conflict erupted in Libya, hundreds of people have been fleeing by boat from Tripoli in recent days to Italy and Malta. -
UNHCR helps Italy cope with high seas influx of thousands of Tunisians
15 Feb 2011 UNHCR helps Italy to manage the dramatic influx of several thousand Tunisians who have crossed to Lampedusa Island and the mainland by boat. -
Coming Home: Sri Lankan refugees return
13 Aug 2010 Following the end of a three-decade long civil war, a growing number of Sri Lankan refugees are returning home from India. -
UNHCR starts to scale back in eastern Sri Lanka, closing Batticaloa office
28 Jun 2010 UNHCR starts to scale back its operations to help internally displaced people in eastern Sri Lanka and is closing its office in Batticaloa this week. -
UNHCR chief visits emergency transit centre in Romania
28 May 2010 High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres visits Europe's first emergency transit centre and meets Sri Lankan and Palestinian refugees. -
UNHCR welcomes resumption of return movements in northern Sri Lanka
27 Apr 2010 The UN refugee agency welcomes the resumption of government-led return movements in northern Sri Lanka, following a three-week pause. -
UNHCR disappointed at Australian decision to reopen detention centre for asylum-seekers
20 Apr 2010 The UN refugee agency expresses disappointment at Australia's failure to look at alternatives to detention for most asylum-seekers arriving by boat.