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Mediterranean: Another weekend of tragedy
15 Sep 2015 Death toll continues to rise as people fleeing war and persecution perish as they to reach safety in Europe. -
Syrian refugees struggle to reach family in Malta
7 Sep 2015 For Ali and Mohammad, both 23, the hardest part of their journey should have been over once they'd escaped hardship, cruelty and violence in the ancient and embattled Syrian city of Palmyra. -
UNHCR chief issues key guidelines for dealing with Europe's refugee crisis
4 Sep 2015 Guterres says EU faces defining moment in which no country can go it alone nor refuse to do its part -
Crossings of Mediterranean Sea exceed 300,000, including 200,000 to Greece
28 Aug 2015 The Mediterranean Sea continues to be the deadliest route for refugees and migrants. -
Survivors tell harrowing tales of fight for air on "boat of death" off Libya
28 Aug 2015 A total of 52 people, including Bangladeshis, Pakistanis and Sudanese, died on board the boat. -
UNHCR chief Guterres stresses need to fight human trafficking, protect victims
26 Aug 2015 EU needs to accelerate and intensify" efforts to resolve the crisis in view of recent influx to Europe of refugees fleeing war. -
UNHCR delivers aid to thousands in southern Libya as conflict rages
25 Aug 2015 Distributions take place against background of some of worst fighting in south of the country since Libya's civil war resumed in May 2014. -
UNHCR urges humane treatment for refugees, urges collective action on issue
25 Aug 2015 Arrivals of refugees into Western Balkans from Greece over next few days could reach 3,000 a day. -
UNHCR assists refugees at Greece-FYR Macedonia border, where calm is returning
24 Aug 2015 At the weekend, refugees from Syria found themselves in the midst of a chaotic scene in south-eastern Europe.