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News comment by Volker Türk, UNHCR's Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, on new Mediterranean shipwreck
29 Mar 2017 -
Determined young Afghan eyes academic success in Italy
3 Mar 2017 At the age of 10, Alidad Shiri set off alone for Europe. Fifteen years later, he is about to graduate with a degree in philosophy from the University of Trento. -
Over 300,000 refugees and migrants cross Med so far in 2016
20 Sep 2016 Numbers crossing sea to Europe in first nine months of 2016 are down on last year, but higher than whole of 2014. -
Mediterranean death toll soars in first 5 months of 2016
31 May 2016 UNHCR says series of shipwrecks and capsizings last week now appears to have claimed at least 880 lives. -
Coastguard rescues some 1,000 refugees and migrants off Italy
13 May 2016 -
Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy
20 Apr 2016 UNHCR interviewed shipwreck survivors who reported sinking of a large boat that went down with up to 500 people on board between Libya and Italy. -
2015: The year of Europe's refugee crisis
8 Dec 2015 Hundreds of thousands of people have fled across the Mediterranean Sea this year to escape war and persecution. Here are seven key events in this unfolding drama. -
Arrivals by sea in Greece nearing 400,000, implementation of relocation and increased reception capacity still urgently needed
2 Oct 2015 Arrivals by sea in Greece nearing 400,000, implementation of relocation and increased reception capacity still urgently needed -
Loss of hope and deepening poverty driving Syrians to seek refuge in Europe
25 Sep 2015 UNHCR identifies seven factors behind most recent movement of Syrian refugees to Europe