Informes

149 Migrants who tried to reached the northern shore of Libya, from Mali, without the proper documents were left abandoned on the runway of Bamako airport. They had been held a few months in Libyan jails says 'Le Républicain'…

(Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) An important transit country for migrants en route to Europe as well as a destination for many African migrants, Libya has an estimated undocumented population of more than one million (UNHCR 2009). Under pressure…

A concert organized by IOM, the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will later today in Tripoli bring top performers from Ghana and Niger as part of efforts to raise awareness on the…

GENÈVE, 15 octobre (HCR) - Le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés s'est entretenu avec le principal partenaire du HCR en Libye sur le problème urgent concernant la protection à assurer en faveur des réfugiés et des…

GENEVA, October 15 (UNHCR) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres has held talks with UNHCR's main partner in Libya on the pressing issue of ensuring protection for refugees and asylum-seekers caught in mixed migration flows from Africa to…

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also be checked for regular…

Rome, 13 October 2004 -- Numerous locust swarms are on the move across the Sahelian countries of West Africa and the campaign to control them is entering a critical phase, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said today. As the…

Several immature Desert Locust swarms invaded southwest Libya near Ghat and the Algerian border this past week. Control operations were immediately undertaken. Numerous immature swarms continue to form in southern Mauritania, northern Senegal, Mali, Niger and northern Burkina Faso. Many…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires IRIN pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest Tel : +225 22-40-4440 Fax : +225 22-41-9339 e-mail : irin-wa@irin.ci NIGERIA: Des inondations font une trentaine de morts et des milliers de sans abris Des inondations ont frappé de nombreux villages…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 22-40-4440 Fax: +225 22-41-9339 e-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci NIGERIA: Floods kill over 30, render thousands homeless Floods have swept through many villages in Kano State, northern Nigeria, killing more…