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Yemenis' battle to survive deepens as conflict grinds on
26 Feb 2019 Nearly four years of war have left 24.1 million children, women and men in urgent need of food, shelter, medical care and schooling. -
UNHCR flight evacuates 132 refugees from Libya detention
23 Nov 2018 Latest evacuation of vulnerable refugees from Libyan detention centres to Niger for onward solutions brings total helped in past year to almost 2,500. -
Vulnerable refugees evacuated from Libya during visit of UNHCR head
19 Jun 2018 Some 122 refugees, mostly women and children, fly out after qualifying for evacuation and resettlement under new international programme. -
Refugees take safety flight out of Libya
10 May 2018 A charter carrying 132 refugees and asylum-seekers reaches Niger, resuming a life-saving evacuation programme after a two-month suspension. -
Fleeing Horn of Africa, new arrivals find more peril in Yemen
17 Apr 2018 On arrival in war-torn country, refugees and migrants are routinely subjected to detention and abuse as UNHCR calls for unhindered access to detainees. -
Eritrean finds home in Italy after trauma in Libya
21 Feb 2018 Asmorom is one of around 80 refugees who undertook the dangerous journey to Europe via Libya, after being relocated by Israel. -
Thousands flee amid fresh violence in Yemen
9 Feb 2018 UNHCR is alarmed at an upsurge in violence that has left more than 85,000 people displaced countrywide since December 2017. -
Yemenis displaced by fresh violence face bleak winter
18 Jan 2018 Renewed fighting has displaced more than 32,000 Yemenis in the past two months, adding to the two million already forced to flee and facing a harsh winter. -
Groundbreaking first evacuation of 162 vulnerable refugees from Libya to Italy
23 Dec 2017 First evacuation flight organized by UNHCR and Italian authorities lands at Rome's Pratica di Mare military airport.