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As number of Ivorian refugees in Liberia tops 22,000, UNHCR speeds up aid delivery
5 Jan 2011 UNHCR staff in Liberia step up the delivery of aid for refugees from Côte d'Ivoire as number of arrivals since late November passes 22,000 mark. -
UNHCR to set up refugee camp in Liberia as Ivorians continue to flee
31 Dec 2010 UNHCR decides to establish a camp in Liberia to shelter refugees fleeing from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Some 18,000 people have fled to Liberia. -
UNHCR beefs up Côte d'Ivoire preparedness, as political crisis deepens
21 Dec 2010 UNHCR ready to cope with the needs of up to 30,000 Ivorian refugees after airlifting additional supplies to Liberia and Guinea from emergency stockpile. -
Post-electoral tensions drive some 2,000 Ivorians into Liberia and Guinea
10 Dec 2010 UNHCR closely follows post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire and takes steps to strengthen readiness to respond if more people flee to neighbouring countries. -
UNHCR says ordered to close office in Libya
8 Jun 2010 Operations to help refugees in Libya suspended as government orders UN refugee agency to leave. -
UNHCR chief and Libyan partner discuss protection for refugees in mixed migration flows
15 Oct 2009 High Commissioner António Guterres holds talks with UNHCR's main partner in Libya on ensuring protection for refugees and asylum-seekers caught in mixed migration flows. -
UNHCR helps boat people in Libya as search for survivors continues
1 Apr 2009 UNHCR staff in Tripoli were helping hundreds of boat people rescued off the coast of Libya as authorities search for other survivors in the Mediterranean. -
UNHCR shocked by reports of hundreds missing in Mediterranean
31 Mar 2009 UNHCR expresses shock and sorrow at reports that hundreds of people trying to reach Europe by sea are missing off the coast of Libya. -
UNHCR self-reliance programme helps empower Ivoirian refugee
30 Mar 2009 Ouattara Madoussou has been resettled in Canada. But she will stay in touch with Indonesian friends through an internet business set up with UNHCR help.