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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. -
Death on the Mediterranean
13 May 2011 A young ethnic Oromo man from Ethiopia tells of a fateful boat trip that left 63 of his fellow passengers dead after they set off from Libya for an Italian island. -
50,000 civilians flee Somalia in first quarter, double from a year earlier
29 Apr 2011 Kenya received most of the new arrivals, with more than 31,400. But UNHCR noted a sharp rise in the number of Somalis going to Ethiopia – some 12,200. -
Deaths in Mozambique highlight risks faced by asylum-seekers heading south
8 Feb 2011 The death by suffocation of eight Ethiopians in Mozambique earlier this month highlights the dangers faced by asylum-seekers trying to reach South Africa. -
Perils of journey to Yemen no deterrent for thousands fleeing conflict and poverty in Africa
23 Dec 2010 In the first ten months of this year, some 43,000 migrants and refugees from Somalia and Ethiopia made the dangerous trip across the Red Sea to Yemen. An unknown number have died in the attempt or fallen prey to human traffickers. -
Q&A: An Ethiopian humanitarian's odyssey to a pinnacle of the aid world
15 Dec 2010 Bekele Geleta heads the Red Cross-Red Crescent Federation. It was a rocky ride getting there for the Ethiopian former refugee, diplomat and politician. -
UNHCR chief visits Somalia, Djibouti to highlight plight of the displaced
7 Dec 2010 UNHCR chief António Guterres visits Djibouti and northern Somalia to raise awareness about the displaced and those who risk their lives to cross to Yemen. -
In Ethiopia, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Barbara Hendricks encounters courage and resilience
26 Oct 2010 UNHCR's longest-serving Goodwill Ambassador is struck by the dignity of refugees in Ethiopia and calls for them not to be forgotten. -
Tens of thousands displaced by clashes in Somalia
26 Oct 2010 Clashes between rival militias in Somalia force thousands of civilians to live in desperate conditions.