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UNHCR urges more international support to ease tensions at Tunisia border camp
27 May 2011 Recent disturbances at Choucha camp point to the urgent need to find separate solutions for migrant workers and refugees fleeing the Libya conflict. -
Eritrean refugees arrive in Romanian emergency transit centre from Tunisia
20 Apr 2011 A first group of 30 Eritrean refugees arrive at a special centre in Romania ahead of resettlement. They spent weeks in Tunisia after fleeing Libya. -
Gulf of Aden drownings raise concerns over smuggling and rescue-at-sea tradition
15 Apr 2011 Sixteen people have drowned and five are missing this week following two incidents involving refugees in smugglers' boats. -
Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres shocked at Mediterranean high seas tragedy
6 Apr 2011 UNHCR chief Guterres and Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie shocked at reported death by drowning of more than 200 people fleeing Libya by boat. -
More than 50 Somali refugees drown when boat capsizes in Gulf of Aden
24 Feb 2011 UNHCR “horrified” following reports that more than 50 Somali refugees drowned at the weekend when their boat capsized in the Gulf of Aden. -
High Commissioner Guterres seeks stepped up access and aid for Yemen
17 Jan 2011 UN refugee chief António Guterres meets government and al-Houthi representatives in bid to promote peace and humanitarian help, during joint EU-UNHCR trip to Yemen -
Perils of journey to Yemen no deterrent for thousands fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa
23 Dec 2010 In the first ten months of this year, some 43,000 migrants and refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia made the dangerous trip across the Red Sea to Yemen. An unknown number have died in the attempt or fallen prey to human traffickers. -
Educating Hassina: From a humble classroom, big dreams
27 Oct 2010 In the refugee camps of eastern Sudan, thousands of refugee children are receiving primary education in UNHCR-funded schools. -
Months into ceasefire, Yemeni displaced await stability to return home
7 Oct 2010 The situation remains volatile since a ceasefire began in February in north Yemen, with only about a third of the displaced able to return home.