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UNHCR airlifts almost 3,000 tents to Colombo for displaced Sri Lankans
27 Apr 2009 UNHCR begins an aid airlift for displaced people in Sri Lanka with the first plane carrying almost 3,000 family-size tents from the agency's stockpiles in Dubai. -
UNHCR to step up Sri Lanka operation, including airlift to help displaced
24 Apr 2009 UNHCR prepares to ramp up its operations in Sri Lanka and calls on donors for an extra US$4.3 million to address the needs of tens of thousands of displaced civilians. -
UNHCR steps up emergency response in Sri Lanka as new displacement tops 63,000
17 Apr 2009 UNHCR steps up its emergency response in the north of Sri Lanka, where more than 63,000 people have so far been displaced by heavy fighting. -
UNHCR worried about conditions for 2,000 boat people on Italian island
23 Jan 2009 UNHCR expresses concern about the conditions faced by nearly 2,000 boat people in a reception centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. -
Overshadowed by displacement in Sri Lanka's north, people return home in the east
6 Nov 2008 While global attention has been focused on the hundreds of thousands of people uprooted by fighting in northern Sri Lanka in recent weeks, UNHCR is helping other displaced people in the east to go back and rebuild their homes. -
Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden; boat people figures rise
4 Nov 2008 Amid a fresh Gulf of Aden tragedy, UNHCR says its estimates show a rise in irregular crossings of the Gulf and Mediterranean this year compared to 2007. -
UNHCR deeply concerned about newly displaced in Sri Lanka's north
8 Aug 2008 As the conflict intensifies in northern Sri Lanka, the UN refugee agency has called for urgent steps to ensure the protection of thousands of displaced families and unhindered passage for humanitarian aid. -
UNHCR welcomes adoption by Italian journalists of ethics code
13 Jun 2008 UNHCR welcomes the final approval this week by Italian journalists of a code of conduct on reporting of asylum and migration issues. -
Sicilian trawler and UNHCR help in rescue of 27 Somalians
10 Jun 2008 Two Sicilian captains due to be honoured on World Refugee Day for saving people at sea were recently involved in the rescue of another 27 boat people.