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UNHCR – 65 reported drowned after shipwreck off coast of Tunisia
10 May 2019Last May 10, some 65 people have drowned after their boat sank approximately 45 nautical miles off the coast of Tunisia in one of the worst incidents on the Mediterranean in months.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi’s message on the occasion of Ramadan
6 May 2019The holy month of Ramadan has officially commenced. As this solemn time begins for our Muslim brothers and sisters, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi extends a warm message.
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42,000 Libyans now displaced by Tripoli clashes, UNHCR among those providing aid
30 Apr 2019This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Charlie Yaxley – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Amid hostilities in Libya, 146 refugees evacuated to Italy
30 Apr 2019146 refugees were evacuated today from Libya to Italy in a joint operation between UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Italian and Libyan authorities. Italy is the first country to have stepped forward to receive evacuees from Libya since the recent violence began.
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UNHCR evacuates hundreds of detained refugees in Libya to safety
26 Apr 2019UNHCR and IOM have evacuated refugees from the Qaser Ben Gasheer detention centre in southern Tripoli amid deteriorating security and escalating violence.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Sri Lanka’s attacks, and the rising death toll
24 Apr 2019“At this time of national mourning, all of us at UNHCR stand by the government and people of Sri Lanka.”
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UNHCR issues urgent appeal for release and evacuation of detained refugees caught in Libyan crossfire
16 Apr 2019In light of the dramatically worsening security situation in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, UNHCR is urgently calling for the immediate release of refugees and migrants from places of detention. Many of these facilities are in areas where there is ongoing fighting.
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UN Refugee Chief urges Security Council for firm response to record-high displacement
10 Apr 2019Filippo Grandi stressed that it is possible to address unprecedented stigmatization of refugees and migrants.
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UNHCR expanding preparations and empowering Rohingya refugees for Bangladesh’s monsoons
8 Apr 2019This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
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Swollen rivers, mass crowding, add to risks at Venezuela borders
6 Apr 2019This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.