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First group of asylum seekers relocated from Italy to Sweden
9 Oct 2015 First group of asylum seekers who arrived in Italy via Mediterranean are relocated to Sweden under EU scheme. -
Loss of hope and deepening poverty driving Syrians to seek refuge in Europe
25 Sep 2015 UNHCR identifies seven factors behind most recent movement of Syrian refugees to Europe -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Burns victims receive treatment in Sicilian hospital
20 Apr 2015 After surviving burn injuries and the ordeal of crossing the Mediterranean, baby Dina and 22 others are receiving treatment in a hospital in Palermo. -
UNHCR calls for urgent action as hundreds feared lost in Mediterranean boat sinking
20 Apr 2015 Available information is that the boat overturned shortly before midnight on Saturday, in Libyan waters, some 180 kilometres south of Italy's Lampedusa Island.