Focus on North Africa

As events unfold in North Africa, recent news stories/blog posts have reported on those fleeing for safety, responses from receiving countries, and the plight of refugees caught in the middle.

Here is a sampling:

• Egypt No Longer Safe Haven for Refugees (Huffington Post, Feb. 2011) [text]
• Fleeing Turmoil in North Africa: Need for Shared Regional Response and Protection Urgent (ICMC, Feb. 2011) [text]
• Italy: Fleeing Tunisia (UNHCR, Feb. 2011) [access to video]
• Leaving Libya (IntLawGrrls Blog, Feb. 2011) [text]
• Safe Haven for People Fleeing Bloodshed in Libya (ECRE, Feb. 2011) [text]
• UNHCR Fears for the Safety of Refugees Caught in Libya's violence (UNHCR, Feb. 2011) [text]

For more information, check ReliefWeb's regular updates on the situations in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The Migrants at Sea blog is a good resource for tracking Europe's response.

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