On the eve of this year’s World Refugee Day, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie joined the United Nations refugee chief on a visit on Sunday to Lampedusa, where they met some of the tens of thousands of people who have crossed the Mediterranean and descended on the small Italian island after fleeing unrest in North Africa.… Continue reading Angelina Jolie and UN Refugee Chief Meet with Boat People on Lampedusa
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Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes by Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Reports
25 March 2011 –As many as 1 million people have been driven from their homes in Côte d’Ivoire in the months-long turmoil stemming from the outgoing president’s refusal to leave office, with violence mounting and his loyalists using heavy weapons against civilians, a top United Nations official said today. “The deteriorating security situation and the… Continue reading Up to 1 Million People Driven From Homes by Violence in Côte d’Ivoire, UN Reports
UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
22 March 2011 –United Nations agencies prepared today to rush aid into eastern Libya as rebels told a senior UN envoy on the ground there that cities and towns were under siege and civilians being targeted by the tanks and heavy weaponry of Colonel Muammar Al-Qadhafi’s forces. “Providing humanitarian assistance under current circumstances is very… Continue reading UN to Send Aid to Eastern Libya Amid Reports of Hardship and Attacks on Civilians
Fresh Influx of Tunisian Boat people Reaches Italy in Past 24 Hours, UN reports
15 March 2011 – Twenty-two boats carrying more than 1,600 persons, nearly all young Tunisian males, have landed on the small Italian island of Lampedusa in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of Tunisians reaching Italy since mid-January to just over 10,000, the United Nations refugee agency reported today. “The outflow from Tunisia is… Continue reading Fresh Influx of Tunisian Boat people Reaches Italy in Past 24 Hours, UN reports
Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo Loyalists Open fire towards UN security patrol
18 January 2011 –Forces loyal to former president of Côte d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to step down despite his defeat in November’s elections, opened fire last night towards United Nations peacekeepers in charge of security for a top African Union (AU) emissary, according to the UN peacekeeping mission in the country. Deploring the… Continue reading Côte d’Ivoire: Gbagbo Loyalists Open fire towards UN security patrol