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At least 20,000 flee fresh violence in Côte d’Ivoire capital, Abidjan
20 Mar 2011News Stories, 25 February 2011
ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, February 25 (UNHCR) – At least 20,000 people fled a conflict-torn district of the Côte d’Ivoire capital of Abidjan on Friday and sought shelter in other parts of the tense city.
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UNHCR fears civilians prevented from fleeing Libya amid fighting
17 Mar 2011News Stories, 15 March 2011
GENEVA, March 15 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has raised renewed concerns about people possibly being prevented from leaving Libya as fighting intensifies in recent days.
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UNHCR says evacuation flights not keeping pace with arrivals from Libya
16 Mar 2011News Stories, 11 March 2011
GENEVA, March 11 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency said on Friday that evacuation flights for migrant workers and other foreigners fleeing Libya were not keeping pace with the number of people crossing to Tunisia and Egypt.
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UNHCR training put into practice as migrant vessel arrives at Turks and Caicos Islands
14 Mar 2011Make a Difference, 9 March 2011
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, March 9 (UNHCR) – The recent arrival of a boat carrying 139 Haitians in the Turks and Caicos Islands has given immigration officials of the Caribbean territory the opportunity to put into practice training they received from UNHCR.
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UNHCR seeks US$32 million for Libya emergency operations
9 Mar 2011News Stories, 7 March 2011
GENEVA, March 7 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency appealed Monday to donors for US$32 million to fund its continuing emergency response operations for the Libya crisis. The bulk of the supplementary funding will be used for protection needs, to support the continuing humanitarian evacuation of thousands of people stuck in Tunisia and Egypt, and for life-saving aid supplies.
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Sudden drop in people fleeing Libya into Tunisia sparks new concerns
8 Mar 2011News Stories, 4 March 2011
GENEVA, March 4 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency on Friday reported a sharp drop in the numbers of people crossing the border at Ras Adjir from Libya into Tunisia, and said it was increasingly worried at reports of people being impeded from fleeing.
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Thousands of people flown home from Tunisia as evacuation begins
8 Mar 2011News Stories, 3 March 2011
GENEVA, March 3 (UNHCR) – An operation to evacuate tens of thousands of people from the Tunisian border and fly them home was under way on Wednesday. Under a programme led by UNHCR and the International Organization for Migration (IOM), more than 50 flights were planned on Thursday to take migrant workers, mostly Egyptians, back home. UNHCR flew home 177 people to Egypt on a first flight Wednesday evening.
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UNHCR steps up relief efforts as huge numbers flee Libya to Egypt and Tunisia
7 Mar 2011News Stories, 1 March 2011
RAS ADJIR, Tunisia, March 1 (UNHCR) – UNHCR emergency staff said here Tuesday that the situation at the Libya-Tunisia border is at crisis point, with 14,000 people crossing the day before from Libya. It was the highest number of crossings in a single day since anti-government protests turned violent in mid-February. A further 10,000-15,000 are expected to cross on Tuesday.
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Angelina Jolie, UN refugee agency Goodwill Ambassador, issues appeal for civilians and refugees in Côte d’Ivoire and Libya
7 Mar 2011News Stories, 2 March 2011
KABUL, Afghanistan – UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie today voiced deep concern for the tens of thousands of civilians caught up in two separate and fast-unfolding emergencies: Côte d’Ivoire and Libya.
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UNHCR urges evacuation of people trying to leave Libya
3 Mar 2011News Stories, 28 February 2011
GENEVA, February 28 (UNHCR) – As UNHCR emergency teams worked with the Tunisian and Egyptian authorities on Monday to help more than 110,000 people who have fled Libya, High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres expressed concern for refugees and other foreigners who might be trapped in the beleaguered North African nation.