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UNHCR and partners help sea crossing survivors in Libya detention centres
28 Apr 2015 UNHCR has been able to help some of the 1,242 people picked up in Libyan waters and mostly taken to immigration detention centres since mid-April. -
Picture at an exhibition opens a door for young Syrian burns victim
23 Feb 2015 When a visitor to a photo exhibit in Cairo saw an image of nine-year-old refugee Judy, she contacted a plastic surgeon who treated the girl for free. -
UNHCR delivers medical aid to hospital in Benghazi
12 Feb 2015 Working with partners on the ground, UNHCR sent medicine and medical supplies to the Benghazi Medical Centre to treat 20,000 people for three months. -
Ukraine internal displacement nears 1 million as fighting escalates in Donetsk region
6 Feb 2015 Ukraine puts the number of registered IDPs at 980,000. Also, 600,000 Ukrainians have sought asylum or other forms of legal stay in neighbouring countries. -
Fresh fighting in the New Year triggers displacement in Libya
16 Jan 2015 The displacement has been centred around Benghazi, Derna, and near the Gulf of Sidra in Ben Jawad and Ras Lanuf. Some 400,000 people are displaced across Libya. -
A safe Romanian pit stop on the road to resettlement
13 Jan 2015 For a young Somali man, the Emergency Transit Centre in Timisoara, Romania, was the first breath of freedom after almost a lifetime in refugee camps. -
Refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia; facing an uncertain future
26 Dec 2014 With the fighting in Libya intensifying, humanitarian workers believe there could be a fresh, large scale influx of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a new exodus of Libyans. -
Number of Eritreans seeking asylum in Europe soars over figures for last year
14 Nov 2014 So far this year, nearly 37,000 Eritreans have sought refuge in Europe, compared to almost 13,000 during the same period last year. Sweden has the most applications. -
More than 100,000 Libyans flee fighting over past month
14 Nov 2014 The stepped up conflict is centred on Benghazi and Derna in the east, in the country's south-east at Ubari and in the west at Kikla. The insecurity is hampering aid operations.