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UNHCR rushes aid to thousands of displaced Iraqis in remote region
17 Jun 2014 UNHCR and its partners dispatch aid convoys to reach newly displaced civilians in northern Iraq and gear up aid to hundreds of thousands in the Kurdistan region. -
Finding refuge in Iraq's Kurdistan region
16 Jun 2014 Iraqis fleeing the latest violence in Mosul find a safe haven in northern Iraq but need help to survive. -
Fleeing Iraqis desperately need shelter
13 Jun 2014 Many people arriving in Erbil and Duhok governorates have no money, and nowhere to go. While some stay with relatives, others are temporarily in hotels. -
UNHCR responds to massive displacement of Iraqis from Mosul
11 Jun 2014 UNHCR protection teams have been on the ground to monitor the outflow and assist those in need, and urgent additional funding is being sought. -
Fighting this year in Iraq's Anbar province displaces almost 500,000
6 Jun 2014 With a deteriorating security situation, it is also becoming harder for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need of aid. -
UNHCR calls for more to be done for Syrian refugees with cancer
26 May 2014 UNHCR's top medical expert, in an article for The Lancet, says the number of refugees with cancer is overwhelming health systems in Jordan and Syria. -
UNHCR and host countries seek more help to cope with Syria refugee crisis
5 May 2014 UNHCR chief Guterres says that due to the protracted character of the crisis, international support needs to massively increase in the months to come. -
UNHCR chief Guterres meets refugees at Jordan's Azraq camp
3 May 2014 Three days after its official opening, the High Commissioner met with Syrians at what may soon become one of the world's largest refugee camps. -
Jordan opens a new desert camp for Syrian refugees at Azraq
30 Apr 2014 A first group of 230 Syrian refugees arrive at the newly opened Azraq camp, which will be run by the Jordanian authorities with help from UNHCR.