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Monaco's Prince Albert visits young Iraqi refugee recovering from heart surgery
15 Jun 2011 Monaco's Prince Albert visits a medical centre in Monte Carlo to meet an Iraqi child recovering from heart surgery conducted under an accord with UNHCR. -
Young breadwinner returns to school in Lebanon
21 Apr 2011 Iraqi refugee Mustapha dropped out of school to support his family. UNHCR is working to help youth like him to restart their education. -
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. -
UNHCR chief applauds Egypt, calls for humanitarian access to Libya
1 Apr 2011 High Commissioner António Guterres thanks Egypt for helping people fleeing Libya, calls for humanitarian access to those in need inside the country. -
Fighting in eastern Libya leaves thousands internally displaced
22 Mar 2011 Libyans arriving in Egypt at the weekend said civilians have been seeking shelter with host families as well as in schools and university buildings. -
As airstrikes start, UNHCR continues to prepare for exodus from Libya
21 Mar 2011 As aircraft bombed Libyan military targets and imposed a no-fly zone over the North African country, hundreds of Libyans joined foreigners fleeing to Egypt. -
UNHCR prepares for possible massive influx to Egypt from Libya
18 Mar 2011 The UN refugee agency says it is ready to work with the Egyptian government to prepare for a massive influx of people fleeing the violence in Libya. -
UNHCR fears civilians prevented from fleeing Libya amid fighting
15 Mar 2011 The UN refugee agency reiterates calls for safe passage for all civilians fleeing the violence in Libya; additional 90 evacuation flights planned. -
UNHCR says evacuation flights not keeping pace with arrivals from Libya
11 Mar 2011 UNHCR says evacuation flights for migrant workers and other foreigners fleeing Libya are not keeping pace with the number of people crossing borders.