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Angelina Jolie and UNHCR chief Guterres visit boat people on Italian island
19 Jun 2011 Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie joins UNHCR chief António Guterres on Italy's Lampedusa Island to meet boat people from North Africa. -
UNHCR chief returns to Tunisia to meet refugees from Libya
17 Jun 2011 Ahead of World Refugee Day, UNHCR chief António Guterres returns to Tunisia to remind the world of its generosity in hosting refugees from Libya. -
Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey
17 Jun 2011 Angelina Jolie travelled on Friday to Turkey's border with Syria, meeting with many of the refugees who have fled their country in recent weeks. -
UN teams find displaced people, growing needs in Libya's conflict zones
7 Jun 2011 UNHCR staff visiting both sides of the battle lines spoke to displaced people and saw shortages of basic supplies and services. -
At least 150 drown as yet another Lampedusa-bound boat capsizes
3 Jun 2011 The Tunisian navy and coast guard have rescued nearly 600 others who left Libya in hope of reaching the Italian island of Lampedusa. -
UNHCR urges more international support to ease tensions at Tunisia border camp
27 May 2011 Recent disturbances at Choucha camp point to the urgent need to find separate solutions for migrant workers and refugees fleeing the Libya conflict. -
IKEA Foundation donates mattresses, duvets and covers for Libya-displaced
24 May 2011 UNHCR staff start distribution of thousands of IKEA mattresses, duvets and duvet covers to displaced families at Tunisia's Choucha transit camp. -
Q&A: UN Volunteer helps needy Libyan Berbers in Tunisian camp
23 May 2011 German-Ecuadorean protection assistant Patricia Eckhoff talks about working with refugees from Libya at a camp in southern Tunisia. -
Hundreds risk return to Libya in bid to reach Europe by boat
17 May 2011 The UN refugee agency says that among those crossing back into Libya are refugees, including Somalis, Ethiopians and Eritreans in a Tunisian camp.