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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. -
Syrians face uncertain course after high seas ordeal in a drifting freighter
6 Jan 2015 When the livestock freighter Ezadeen was towed into the southern port of Corigliano Calabro, 21-year-old Bashar thought his ordeal was finally over. -
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. -
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. -
Stepped up fighting displaces tens of thousands more Libyans
10 Oct 2014 The internally displaced from 29 cities and towns need food, health care and other basic commodities as well as adequate shelter for the winter. -
Eritrean survivor of Lampedusa tragedy returns to honour the dead, meet Pope Francis
2 Oct 2014 Twenty-four-year-old Letebrhane never wanted to see the sea again after nearly drowning off Italy a year ago, but she decided to return and remember the dead. -
Mediterranean crossings more deadly a year after Lampedusa tragedy
2 Oct 2014 Those making the crossing in the first half of the year faced a 1.06 per cent chance of losing their life, compared to 2.4 per cent for those crossing in the third quarter. -
Cross-border aid reaches 12,000 displaced civilians in western Libya
18 Aug 2014 UNHCR has for the first time begun sending aid into western Libya from Tunisia to help some of the tens of thousands of people displaced by weeks of fighting. -
UNHCR fears for the safety of thousands of refugees in embattled Libya
5 Aug 2014 Almost 37,000 people are registered with UNHCR in Tripoli and Benghazi, with many living in areas heavily damaged by fighting and unable to leave to safer areas.