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Relief for asylum seekers offered a new life outside Libya
25 Nov 2021 Survivors of violence among 93 vulnerable individuals on board first evacuation flight to Italy for two years as part of new emergency mechanism. -
No safe place to go for asylum-seekers snared in Libya dragnet
14 Oct 2021 Desperate refugees and asylum-seekers in Tripoli in urgent need of assistance and protection amid security sweeps. -
2021 Nansen Refugee Award celebrates 'bravery and dedication' of Yemeni aid group
4 Oct 2021 The Jeel Albena aid organization stayed on the ground during the worst of Yemen's six-year conflict to provide shelter and hope to thousands of internally displaced people. -
Asylum-seekers tell of relief as they leave Libya for Rwanda
20 Nov 2020 As life-saving evacuation flights to Rwanda resume after nearly a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, vulnerable asylum seekers put their ordeals in Libya behind them. -
Refugees across Arab world feel economic pain of coronavirus
1 May 2020 As COVID-19 restrictions ravage livelihoods in the global economy, refugees and displaced people in Middle East and North Africa are among the hardest hit. -
Yemen sees fresh displacement after five years of conflict
27 Mar 2020 After fleeing latest fighting in country's north, Yemenis describe harrowing route to safety and dire conditions on arrival as humanitarian aid struggles to meet needs. -
For refugees trapped in Libya, a flight out of danger
27 Sep 2019 Evacuation flight takes 66 vulnerable refugees to Rwanda, where they receive shelter, medical checks and options for a safe future. -
Hellish journey over for young woman rescued from the Mediterranean
23 Aug 2019 An asylum-seeker allowed to disembark from the Open Arms rescue vessel on the Italian island of Lampedusa recalls the horror of her journey. -
Hurting in Yemen, Somali refugees head home in time for Eid
31 May 2019 Ground down by conflict and worsening conditions, 125 Somali refugees opt for UNHCR-assisted return, bringing total departures via scheme to 4,298 since 2017.