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A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day
17 May 2013 Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. -
UNHCR provides tents for hundreds of flood victims in Libya
3 May 2013 Hundreds of families were forced to flee their homes when rainstorms hit the deep south towns of Immralanib, Majdol, Tarpo, Zaolya and Hemerah. -
One Woman's Quest: Marian's hopes rest on her son as she searches for her husband
28 Mar 2013 Driven by love, an Eritrean asylum-seeker searches for her missing husband in Libya while working to provide for her bright and beloved son. -
UNHCR strives to find solutions for refugees at Egypt-Libya border
21 May 2012 Hundreds of people at the Egyptian-Libyan border wait for resettlement. UNHCR and Egyptian border authorities seek a solution, but it takes time. -
Survivors of sea voyage to Malta say seven Somali refugees died
8 May 2012 Latest deaths bring the number of reported or confirmed dead among people attempting to reach Europe from Libya to 81 this year. -
Dozens queue every week in Athens to apply for asylum
23 Mar 2012 UNHCR and other humanitarian groups urge Greece to give foreigners unhindered access to the asylum procedure. -
UNHCR works to improve conditions for hundreds at Egyptian border
22 Mar 2012 The cramped site for refugees at Sallum on the Egypt-Libya border has to be one of the most difficult UNHCR is facing. But a solution is at hand. -
More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011
31 Jan 2012 UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. -
Three face justice in Athens for attacks on foreigners
27 Sep 2011 A rare court trial brings charges for the stabbing of an Afghan asylum-seeker after a wave of racist attacks.