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One survivor, 54 die at sea attempting the voyage to Italy from Libya
10 Jul 2012 -
UNHCR strives to find solutions for refugees at Egypt-Libya border
21 May 2012 Hundreds of people at the Egyptian-Libyan border wait for resettlement. UNHCR and Egyptian border authorities seek a solution, but it takes time. -
Refugees struggle to get by in Tripoli
1 May 2012 An Iraqi refugee struggles to cope with her four children in Tripoli after the traumatic death of her husband followed by last year's uprising in Libya. -
Displaced Libyans return to rebuild Gaddafi's hometown; face needs
16 Apr 2012 More than 70 per cent have returned to Sirte since the coastal city was attacked and captured last year. But many remain displaced and in need. -
Vulnerable Somalis suffer to reach Libya in search of safety and a future
2 Apr 2012 Hamda and Abdul both want to reach Europe despite the ordeals they have been through. To UNHCR, the Somalis are vulnerable and in need of help. -
UNHCR works to improve conditions for hundreds at Egyptian border
22 Mar 2012 The cramped site for refugees at Sallum on the Egypt-Libya border has to be one of the most difficult UNHCR is facing. But a solution is at hand. -
Q&A: Fresh challenges in Libya for an expanded UNHCR team
16 Mar 2012 The head of UNHCR's Libya office discusses the agency's work helping refugees, returnees and the internally displaced since the Libyan uprising. -
Landmark judgment of the Strasbourg Court on push-backs in the Mediterranean Sea
23 Feb 2012 -
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.