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Hundreds of Libyan Berbers flee Western Mountains and head to Tunisia
12 Apr 2011 More than 500 Libyans, mostly ethnic Berbers, flee their homes in Libya's Western Mountains and seek shelter in south-east Tunisia over the past week. -
UNHCR resumes aid distribution to displaced in Ivorian massacre town
7 Apr 2011 Relative calm in western Côte d'Ivoire allows UNHCR and its partners to resume aid distribution to tens of thousands of displaced people in the town of Duékoué. -
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. -
More aid for Libya, Côte d'Ivoire exodus, urges Angelina Jolie
5 Apr 2011 During her visit to Tunisia, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador called for relief and humanitarian access to people affected by the two ongoing emergencies. -
UNHCR chief applauds Egypt, calls for humanitarian access to Libya
1 Apr 2011 High Commissioner António Guterres thanks Egypt for helping people fleeing Libya, calls for humanitarian access to those in need inside the country. -
Mass exodus out of Abidjan accelerates amid heightened insecurity
31 Mar 2011 The mass exodus of civilians from Abidjan in southern Côte d'Ivoire continues, with many saying they fear an imminent attack on the commercial capital. -
Togo and Ghana receiving more Ivorian refugees as crisis spreads
29 Mar 2011 Eight West African countries now host some 116,000 Ivorian refugees amid fresh clashes in Côte d'Ivoire. -
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. -
Escalating violence fuels dramatic rise in displacement in Côte d'Ivoire
25 Mar 2011 The rising insecurity in Côte d'Ivoire's commercial hub of Abidjan has led to a sharp rise in displacement in the city. Up to 1 million have fled their homes.