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Some 2,000 people flee from Tripoli by boat to Italy and Malta
29 Mar 2011 For the first time since conflict erupted in Libya, hundreds of people have been fleeing by boat from Tripoli in recent days to Italy and Malta. -
UNHCR helps Italy cope with high seas influx of thousands of Tunisians
15 Feb 2011 UNHCR helps Italy to manage the dramatic influx of several thousand Tunisians who have crossed to Lampedusa Island and the mainland by boat. -
Wim Wenders inspired by integration model set by idyllic town in Calabria
22 Mar 2010 A small hilltop town in southern Italy's rugged Reggio Calabria region shows how integration can work in a country under fire for its tough immigration policies. -
UNHCR awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize
7 Aug 2009 UNHCR has been awarded Italy's Terre e Pace peace prize in recognition of the agency's work to safeguard the rights of asylum seekers. -
France gives red carpet welcome to refugees relocated from Malta
10 Jul 2009 A group of refugees and people in need of international protection are warmly received in Paris after France agreed to their relocation from Malta. -
UNHCR worried about conditions for 2,000 boat people on Italian island
23 Jan 2009 UNHCR expresses concern about the conditions faced by nearly 2,000 boat people in a reception centre on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa. -
Dozens dead or missing in Gulf of Aden; boat people figures rise
4 Nov 2008 Amid a fresh Gulf of Aden tragedy, UNHCR says its estimates show a rise in irregular crossings of the Gulf and Mediterranean this year compared to 2007. -
UNHCR welcomes adoption by Italian journalists of ethics code
13 Jun 2008 UNHCR welcomes the final approval this week by Italian journalists of a code of conduct on reporting of asylum and migration issues. -
Sicilian trawler and UNHCR help in rescue of 27 Somalians
10 Jun 2008 Two Sicilian captains due to be honoured on World Refugee Day for saving people at sea were recently involved in the rescue of another 27 boat people.