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UNHCR urges evacuation of people trying to leave Libya
28 Feb 2011 As UNHCR works with the Tunisian and Egyptian authorities to help more than 110,000 people, Guterres expresses fears for trapped refugees. -
UNHCR urges support for Tunisia and Egypt as thousands flee Libya
25 Feb 2011 The UN refugee agency calls on the international community to help Tunisia and Egypt deal with influx of thousands of people from violence-torn Libya. -
UNHCR says open borders imperative for people fleeing violence in Libya
23 Feb 2011 UNHCR commends Tunisia and Egypt for keeping borders open and stresses that Libyans fleeing violence should be able to reach safety. -
UNHCR provides help and medical support to refugees in Egypt
11 Feb 2011 UNHCR works through partners to provide financial support and medical help to refugees in Cairo while many staff continue to work from home. -
Refugees watch Iraqi elections with doubts and hopes
1 Mar 2010 Many refugees hope the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq will restore security and allow the safe return of hundreds of thousands of them. -
German scholarship gives Somali refugee "the best you can get" - education
7 Aug 2008 From killings and kidnappings, screaming and tears, young Mohamed made the journey from Somalia to Egypt on his own and now thanks to the German government he has graduated from university. -
UNHCR interviews 179 Eritrean asylum seekers detained in Egypt
2 Jul 2008 UNHCR staff conduct interviews in southern Egypt with 179 detained Eritrean and Ethiopian asylum seekers to determine if they qualify for refugee status. -
Thousands of refugee children start school in Egypt with UNHCR help
20 Sep 2007 Thousands of refugee children in Egypt have been returning to school this week, some for the first time in years. UNHCR is covering costs of tuition, transportation and uniforms for more than 6,000 children from different countries. -
Young Muslim saviour helps two elderly Iraqi Christians start a new life
10 May 2007 When two elderly Iraqi sisters arrived at Cairo International Airport on New Year's Eve they had little money, their family was left behind in Baghdad and they felt lonely and depressed. A devout young Egyptian woman stepped in, took them home and gave them the chance for a new life.