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UNHCR seeks mass evacuation for foreigners at Tunisia-Libya border
2 Mar 2011 UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration set up joint evacuation plan for foreigners stuck at the Tunisian border after fleeing Libya. -
UNHCR steps up relief efforts as huge numbers flee Libya to Egypt and Tunisia
1 Mar 2011 UNHCR staff say the situation at the Libya-Tunisia border reaches crisis point, with 14,000 people crossing in one day and more waiting in Libya. -
UNHCR urges evacuation of people trying to leave Libya
28 Feb 2011 As UNHCR works with the Tunisian and Egyptian authorities to help more than 110,000 people, Guterres expresses fears for trapped refugees. -
UNHCR urges support for Tunisia and Egypt as thousands flee Libya
25 Feb 2011 The UN refugee agency calls on the international community to help Tunisia and Egypt deal with influx of thousands of people from violence-torn Libya. -
UNHCR says open borders imperative for people fleeing violence in Libya
23 Feb 2011 UNHCR commends Tunisia and Egypt for keeping borders open and stresses that Libyans fleeing violence should be able to reach safety. -
UNHCR fears for the safety of refugees caught in Libya's violence
22 Feb 2011 The UN refugee agency is “increasingly concerned” about the dangers for asylum-seekers and refugees caught up in the mounting violence in Libya. -
Q&A: Encouraging talking in class by connecting refugee and US school children
20 Jan 2011 The US-based Darfur Dream Team is supporting education in camps in eastern Chad while creating bonds between refugee and American school children. -
Q&A: Canadian nurse speaks for the displaced through her art
27 Sep 2010 Laura Archer hit the headlines last year when she was abducted for three days in Sudan's Darfur region. Now the Canadian nurse is making news with her art. -
Flooding in Chad affects 150,000 people, including refugees
17 Sep 2010 Torrential rains and flooding have affected close to 150,000 people in Chad, including 70,000 who have become homeless.