More than 80 people are feared drowned following a boat disaster off Tunisia. According to the two survivors, the incident occurred on Wednesday night (3 July). Passing Tunisian fisherman came to their rescue and were able to bring four people to shore and to hospital. However, one later passed away...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, urges for calm following an incident that took place yesterday, Thursday 20 June, at the Ibn Khaldun refugee shelter in Medenine, Tunisia. According to the information we have been able to collect so far, a group of refugees and asylum-seekers launched a demonstratio...

Some 65 people have drowned after their boat sank approximately 45 nautical miles off the coast of Tunisia early this morning, in one of the worst incidents on the Mediterranean in months. 16 people were pulled from the water and have been brought to the coast of Zarzis by the Tunisian Navy. One ...

The Representative of UNHCR in Tunisia, Mazin Abu Shanab, is meeting authorities and civil society in Sfax to discuss the situation of refugees. He will then travel south, on an itinerary that will include visits to Gabes, Medenine and Tataouine.

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the Tunisian Government's decision to allow disembarkation of 40 people who were rescued at sea by a Tunisian commercial vessel on 14 July. This is a life-saving decision and a much-needed humanitarian move, allowing the 40 rescued people on board the supply sh...

On World Refugee Day, the representative of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Tunisia, Mazin Abu Shanab, expressed his appreciation for Tunisia's efforts to protect refugees and respect their rights. He made the remarks during his meeting with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Wednesday in Tuni...