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UNHCR airlifts aid to Côte d'Ivoire; internally displaced population nears 35,000
9 Feb 2011 UNHCR flies in 94 tonnes of aid for almost 35,000 internally displaced people in western Côte d'Ivoire. More UNHCR aid is due from Ghana by road convoy. -
UNHCR organizes second aid airlift for Ivorian refugees in Liberia
31 Jan 2011 A second UNHCR aid airlift arrives in Liberia with 83 tonnes of emergency supplies for tens of thousands of refugees from Côte d'Ivoire. -
Number of Ivorian refugees in Liberia tops 31,000 as UNHCR prepares new aid airlift
28 Jan 2011 The number of refugees who have fled to Liberia to escape post-election tension in neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire passes the 30,000 mark. -
UNHCR boosts presence in western Côte d'Ivoire to help the displaced
18 Jan 2011 The UN refugee agency strengthens presence in western Côte d'Ivoire to cope with the needs of forcibly displaced people there. -
UNHCR building refugee camp in Liberia for initial 18,000 Ivorians
11 Jan 2011 UNHCR starts constructing a camp in the eastern Liberian town of Bahn for thousands of Ivorian refugees. The camp is being carved out of the jungle. -
As number of Ivorian refugees in Liberia tops 22,000, UNHCR speeds up aid delivery
5 Jan 2011 UNHCR staff in Liberia step up the delivery of aid for refugees from Côte d'Ivoire as number of arrivals since late November passes 22,000 mark. -
UNHCR to set up refugee camp in Liberia as Ivorians continue to flee
31 Dec 2010 UNHCR decides to establish a camp in Liberia to shelter refugees fleeing from neighbouring Côte d'Ivoire. Some 18,000 people have fled to Liberia. -
UNHCR beefs up Côte d'Ivoire preparedness, as political crisis deepens
21 Dec 2010 UNHCR ready to cope with the needs of up to 30,000 Ivorian refugees after airlifting additional supplies to Liberia and Guinea from emergency stockpile. -
Post-electoral tensions drive some 2,000 Ivorians into Liberia and Guinea
10 Dec 2010 UNHCR closely follows post-electoral crisis in Côte d'Ivoire and takes steps to strengthen readiness to respond if more people flee to neighbouring countries.