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News comment by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Mediterranean crossings over the weekend

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Syrian refugees are rescued in the Mediterranean Sea by crew of the Italian ship, Grecale, March 2014.

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International Criminal Court may investigate migrant-related crimes in Libya, Security Council told

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International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda briefs the Security Council on the situation in...

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Unimpeded access, humanitarian funds urgently needed in Yemen – senior UN relief official

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Much of Taiz, Yemen, has been destroyed by two years of fierce fighting.

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Nigeria: UNICEF welcomes release of 80 Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram

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After more than two years of being held hostage by Boko Haram, in northeast Nigeria, one of the Chibok girls...

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