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UNHCR warns of escalating crisis on Manus Island
8 Aug 2017 ... a highly stressful situation for the 773 people who remain on Manus Island. Many fear for their safety outside the Centre, particularly in the wake of several violent incidents in recent years. ...... -
Refugees return home to Tanzania's Pemba island
26 Sep 2001 ... DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 26 (UNHCR) - A group of 90 refugees from Tanzania's Pemba and Zanzibar islands ... The group was among more than 2,000 people who fled Pemba and Zanzibar for nearby Kenya in the wake ...... -
Project to recycle dinghies keeps refugees' hopes afloat in Germany
11 May 2018 ... 50 people, towards the Greek island of Lesvos. “It’s a very bad memory,” says Abid, still haunted by the moment the flimsy vessel almost capsized in the wake of a larger ship. “Sometimes I ...... -
UNHCR welcomes close of Australia's Pacific Solution
8 Feb 2008 ... They were taken first to the Australian territory of Christmas Island and then transferred to Nauru ... It was introduced by the Australian Government in 2001 in the wake of the Tampa episode when the ...... -
Statement of the Sovereign Order of Malta
5 Oct 2016 ... ... on the Italian Coastguards’ vessels in the Strait of Sicily and on the island of Lampedusa. In December 2015, in the wake of the dramatic influx of migrants and refugees trying to reach the Greek ...... -
Refugees Magazine Issue 148: Refugee or Migrant - Why It Matters
1 Dec 2007 ... ... of Nauru, sparking what became known as the ‘Pacific Solution.’ Zerghona Jawadi was one of some 1,600 asylum seekers who were taken to Nauru or Manus Island in the wake of the Tampa incident. ...... -
UNHCR delighted as major human rights award presented to a Sudanese refugee
13 Feb 2019 ... five years under Australia’s ‘offshore processing’ on Manus Island after having fled Sudan. ... him earlier this week. “His testimony is a wake-up call to the world about what happens when ...... -
Timor: UNHCR staff injured
7 Sep 1999 ... of East Timor's independence who fled to West Timor in the wake of the independence referendum. ... more displaced in the interior of the island. 43,000 East Timorese have crossed to West ...... -
UNHCR Global Report 2002 - Central Asia Regional Overview
1 Jun 2003 ... Of these, 9,000 had been living on the island on the Pyanj river on the Afghan-Tajik border. Another ... Governments throughout the region remained con- cerned about security in the wake of the events of ......