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UNHCR worried about refugees and displaced people in strife-torn Yemen
6 Jun 2011GENEVA, June 3 (UNHCR) – Two refugees are among those killed in recent clashes in Yemen that have displaced thousands of Yemenis and refugees alike. The UN refugee agency has expressed alarm at the deteriorating situation, which is affecting its ability to help these vulnerable groups.
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World Refugee Day Events 2011
1 Jun 2011UNHCR turned 60 on 14th December 2010, kicking off a year of special activities to commemorate all the achievements we have accomplished over the past 60 years.
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Q&A: In refugee situation spanning decades, one ministry leads response
29 May 2011ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 26 (UNHCR) – For more than 30 years, Pakistan has been host to one of the largest and longest-running refugee situations in the world. Beginning with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, successive waves of Afghans have sought refuge in neighbouring Pakistan. After the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in late 2001, many again returned home. Still, some 1.7 million Afghan refugees remain in Pakistan. Responsibility for the Afghan population has always fallen on Pakistan’s Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON). Dr. Imram Zeb is SAFRON’s Joint Secretary and he recently spoke with UNHCR’s Tim Irwin in his office in Islamabad. Excerpts from the interview:
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UNHCR urges more international support to ease tensions at Tunisia border camp
29 May 2011CHOUCHA CAMP, Tunisia, – The UN refugee agency has urged donor and resettlement countries to step up assistance for thousands of refugees and migrant workers caught up in this week’s disturbances at a camp near the Tunisia-Libya border.
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Hundreds risk return to Libya in bid to reach Europe by boat
26 May 2011The UN refugee agency said Tuesday that hundreds of displaced people have been crossing back into Libya from Tunisia and Egypt with the intention of boarding boats to reach Europe.
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Growing numbers of unaccompanied minors seek asylum in Belgium
2 May 2011News Stories, May 2
The UN refugee agency and the Belgian government are increasingly alarmed at the rising number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in the Western European country and at how young many of them are.
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More civilians flee Libya’s Western Mountains, new aid reaches the east
29 Apr 2011News Stories, 26 April 2011
GENEVA, April 26 (UNHCR) – The number of civilians fleeing to southern Tunisia to escape fighting and shelling in Libya’s Western Mountains within the past month has passed the 30,000 mark.
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Thousands of Libyans flee fighting in west into Tunisia
28 Apr 2011News Stories, 19 April 2011
DEHIBA, Tunisia, April 19 (UNHCR) – A growing number of Libyan refugees have been arriving in Tunisia from Libya’s Western Mountains regions, the UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday.
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UNHCR funds crèche course in caring for refugee tots in Durban
19 Apr 2011News Stories, 13 April 2011
DURBAN, South Africa, April 13 (UNHCR) – The sound of children laughing and singing echoes through the dark corridors and the stairwell of a dilapidated eight-storey residential block in central Durban.
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Hundreds of Libyan Berbers flee Western Mountains and head to Tunisia
19 Apr 2011News Stories, 12 April 2011
GENEVA, April 12 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency reported Tuesday that more than 500 Libyans, mostly ethnic Berbers, have fled their homes in Libya’s Western Mountains and sought shelter in the Dehiba area of south-east Tunisia over the past week.