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Survivors tell harrowing tales of fight for air on "boat of death" off Libya
28 Aug 2015 A total of 52 people, including Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Sudanese, died on board the boat. -
UNHCR chief Guterres stresses need to fight human trafficking, protect victims
26 Aug 2015 EU needs to accelerate and intensify" efforts to resolve the crisis in view of recent influx to Europe of refugees fleeing war. -
UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in southern Libya as conflict rages
25 Aug 2015 Distributions take place against background of some of worst fighting in south of the country since Libya's civil war resumed in May 2014. -
UNHCR to help Libya improve response to boats in distress off its coast
18 Aug 2015 Initiative follows several recent lethal shipwrecks in which dozens of refugees have drowned. -
Almost 400 refugees saved after crammed fishing boat sank off Libya
6 Aug 2015 UNHCR says 399 people rescued so far out of an estimated 600 on board vessel trying to cross Mediterranean. Up to 100 now feared dead. -
Italian authorities confirm the deaths of 14 people on board a boat carrying hundreds of refugees
29 Jul 2015 According to officials, 456 people are known to have survived and were rescued during an operation conducted by an Irish naval patrol. -
Numbers of internally displaced in Libya double since September - UNHCR
30 Jun 2015 Increased fighting in Libya since the start of the year has led to a doubling in the number of displaced people in the country to more than 434,000. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
Italy reception centres under strain as thousands rescued at sea
6 May 2015 The local reception capacity is becoming saturated as Italy struggles to cope with an unprecedented number of refugees and migrants arriving by sea.