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Aid reaches displaced Ivorians despite Abidjan violence
15 Mar 2011 Over 10,000 people receive food and relief supplies, but wider distributions slowed by insecurity. -
UNHCR fears civilians prevented from fleeing Libya amid fighting
15 Mar 2011 The UN refugee agency reiterates calls for safe passage for all civilians fleeing the violence in Libya; additional 90 evacuation flights planned. -
UNHCR urges international community to remember Côte d'Ivoire
11 Mar 2011 The UN refugee agency urges the international community to step up support for the emergency response to the crisis in Côte d'Ivoire. -
UNHCR says evacuation flights not keeping pace with arrivals from Libya
11 Mar 2011 UNHCR says evacuation flights for migrant workers and other foreigners fleeing Libya are not keeping pace with the number of people crossing borders. -
UNHCR and IOM seek continued momentum in international humanitarian efforts as fighting in Libya escalates
9 Mar 2011 The heads of the UN refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration call for continued international help as people flee Libya. -
UNHCR urges rival forces in Côte d'Ivoire to support humanitarian efforts
8 Mar 2011 UNHCR calls on Côte d'Ivoire's warring rivals to support efforts to help people displaced by the latest fighting and to avoid placing civilian lives at risk. -
Sub-Saharan Africans fleeing Libya report serious intimidation, violence
8 Mar 2011 With more than 200,000 people having fled Libya, there are increasing reports of intimidation and violence against sub-Saharan Africans. -
UNHCR seeks US$32 million for Libya emergency operations
7 Mar 2011 The bulk of the supplementary funding will be used for protection needs, an evacuation programme and to purchase life-saving aid supplies. -
Crisis deepens in Cote d'Ivoire, with 200,000 displaced within Abidjan
4 Mar 2011 The UN refugee agency says getting access to the needy in the tense Côte d'Ivoire city of Abidjan is becoming increasingly difficult.