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Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean tragedy
11 Feb 2015 The dead were on four dinghies, one of which is missing. A total 82 survivors from three boats have been taken to southern Italy's Lampedusa Island. -
UNHCR urges beefed up search and rescue capacity as at least 29 die off Italy
10 Feb 2015 All but seven of the fatalities died of hypothermia after being rescued. The rescue effort in high seas and poor weather conditions resulted in 106 lives being saved. -
Syrians face desperation and danger trying to reach Greece
2 Feb 2015 A group of Syrian and Palestinian men swap tales about reaching Athens. All share the common thread of desperation and danger faced in crossing to Greece. -
UNHCR welcomes asylum process reforms in Greece, but more needs to be done
30 Jan 2015 In a report based on data from the last quarter of 2014, UNHCR also recommends that EU nations should still not return asylum-seekers to Greece. -
Fresh fighting in the New Year triggers displacement in Libya
16 Jan 2015 The displacement has been centred around Benghazi, Derna, and near the Gulf of Sidra in Ben Jawad and Ras Lanuf. Some 400,000 people are displaced across Libya. -
Syrians face uncertain course after high seas ordeal in a drifting freighter
6 Jan 2015 When the livestock freighter Ezadeen was towed into the southern port of Corigliano Calabro, 21-year-old Bashar thought his ordeal was finally over. -
Refugees and asylum-seekers in Tunisia; facing an uncertain future
26 Dec 2014 With the fighting in Libya intensifying, humanitarian workers believe there could be a fresh, large scale influx of migrants and refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as a new exodus of Libyans. -
More than 100,000 Libyans flee fighting over past month
14 Nov 2014 The stepped up conflict is centred on Benghazi and Derna in the east, in the country's south-east at Ubari and in the west at Kikla. The insecurity is hampering aid operations. -
Stepped up fighting displaces tens of thousands more Libyans
10 Oct 2014 The internally displaced from 29 cities and towns need food, health care and other basic commodities as well as adequate shelter for the winter.