UNHCR urges International community not to forget people left without support to evacuate Libya
Fighting continues in some areas of Libya despite the imposition of a United Nations- sanctioned no-fly zone over Libya. So far more than 320 000 have fled the country.
International community should not forget people left without support to evacuate Libya
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling for the international community not to forget about individuals who are left behind in Libya without support from any government.
UNHCR fears for the safety of refugees caught in Libya’s violence
The UN refugee agency said in Geneva on Tuesday it has become “increasingly concerned” about the dangers for civilians inadvertently caught up in the mounting violence in Libya, especially asylum-seekers and refugees.
UNHCR says open borders needed for people fleeing Libya
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) welcomes the positive indications it has received yesterday and today from Tunisia and Egypt that they will maintain open borders for people fleeing violence in Libya.
UNHCR saddened at loss of life as boat breaks up on Christmas Island
The UN refugee agency expressed deep shock and sorrow at the tragic loss of life on Wednesday after a vessel thought to be carrying asylum-seekers foundered on the coast of Australia’s Christmas Island.
Malta – IOM, UNHCR assists in relocation of refugees to Slovenia
The International Organization for Migration and the UN’s refugee agency (UNHCR) assisted the departure of eight refugees to Slovenia on 29 November.