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Yemen meet agrees on regional cooperation to tackle asylum and irregular migration
13 Nov 2013 The irregular migration flows across the sea to Yemen, and the maritime disasters that often ensue, drive home the urgent need for increased international action to avert such incidents. -
More than 62,000 people, mostly Ethiopians, risk lives to cross Gulf of Aden this year
8 Nov 2013 In total, since 2006 when UNHCR began collecting data, more than half-a-million asylum-seekers, refugees and migrants have travelled by sea to Yemen. -
UNHCR concerned as sectarian violence in Iraq threatens new internal displacement
24 Sep 2013 Bombings and rising sectarian tensions have displaced some 5,000 Iraqis since the beginning of the year. -
UNHCR and host countries to push for greater international help on Syrian refugees
4 Sep 2013 Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in ministerial meet with UNHCR to push for expanded international support for countries hosting Syrian refugees. -
UNHCR and WFP chiefs praise open border policy for Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region
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Some 30,000 Syrians flee to Iraq's Kurdistan region, more expected
20 Aug 2013 UNHCR is quickly expanding facilities in Kurdistan to shelter the exodus from Syria and is sending more than 90 trucks of humanitarian aid. -
Sudden, massive influx of Syrians into Iraq's Kurdistan region
16 Aug 2013 Thousands stream across a bridge over the Tigris River on Thursday at a point where movement is normally tightly controlled by both countries. -
More than 46,000 people cross Gulf of Aden in first six months of the year
6 Aug 2013 UNHCR concerned by growing number of people risking their lives to reach Yemen by boat after high number of sea crossings from Africa. -
Iraqi refugees flee war-torn Syria and seek safety back home
18 Jun 2013 After fleeing to Syria to escape violence in Iraq, Iraqi refugees are now returning home because of the war engulfing Syria