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Relief for asylum seekers offered a new life outside Libya
25 Nov 2021 Survivors of violence among 93 vulnerable individuals on board first evacuation flight to Italy for two years as part of new emergency mechanism. -
Hellish journey over for young woman rescued from the Mediterranean
23 Aug 2019 An asylum-seeker allowed to disembark from the Open Arms rescue vessel on the Italian island of Lampedusa recalls the horror of her journey. -
New exhibition in Venice explores the experience of refugees
11 May 2019 Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees. -
Funding gap leaves refugees in Egypt struggling to cope
28 Feb 2019 Syrian refugee Abdallah left school aged 12 to support his destitute family, and UNHCR warns that more refugees face ruin without urgent increase in funding. -
Syrian refugees face harsh winter as funding falls short
11 Sep 2018 UNHCR needs US$270 million to ensure that the most vulnerable Syrians uprooted by war do not go without vital protection and assistance this year. -
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. -
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. -
Sudanese student pursues her dreams in Cairo
21 Feb 2018 Nousa is determined to finish school and go to university to help make a difference when, one day, she returns home. -
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.