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UNHCR strives to find solutions for refugees at Egypt-Libya border
21 May 2012 Hundreds of people at the Egyptian-Libyan border wait for resettlement. UNHCR and Egyptian border authorities seek a solution, but it takes time. -
UNHCR works to improve conditions for hundreds at Egyptian border
22 Mar 2012 The cramped site for refugees at Sallum on the Egypt-Libya border has to be one of the most difficult UNHCR is facing. But a solution is at hand. -
More than 1,500 drown or go missing trying to cross the Mediterranean in 2011
31 Jan 2012 UNHCR figures also show that a record 58,000 irregular migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees managed to make it to Europe by sea last year. -
Q&A: Giving back, Liberian health worker cares for displaced Ivorians
22 Dec 2011 Two decades ago, Theo Neewrayson fled war-torn Liberia and found refuge in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Now back home, he is returning the favor to displaced Ivorians. -
UNHCR steps up repatriation from Liberia to Côte d'Ivoire
9 Dec 2011 UNHCR repatriates a group of almost 550 Ivorian refugees from the Liberian counties of Nimba and Grand Gedeh, marking a stepped up repatriation. -
UNHCR helps first group of Ivorian refugees return home from Liberia
25 Oct 2011 A convoy carrying 118 people left the Solo refugee camp and arrived four hours later at a transit centre in Toulepleu, Côte d'Ivoire. -
UNHCR opens new camp for Ivorian refugees in eastern Liberia
2 Sep 2011 UNHCR opens a sixth camp for up to 27,000 refugees from Côte d'Ivoire who have been living with host communities in eastern Liberia for months. -
UNHCR concerned as sub-Saharan Africans targeted in Libya
26 Aug 2011 UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres urges restraint as Libyan rebels round up sub-Saharan Africans suspected of fighting for Gaddafi regime. -
UNHCR chief Guterres calls for safety of third-country nationals in Libya
22 Aug 2011 High Commissioner António Guterres says third-country nationals trapped in Tripoli and other areas must be properly protected from harm.