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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 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. -
Khaled Hosseini visits Syrian refugees in Iraq, urges more global support
27 Mar 2014 In the Iraqi Kurdistan region, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador met Syrian refugee families living inside and outside camps, many of whom lost everything. -
UNHCR calls on the Americas to keep children on the run safe from violence
12 Mar 2014 UNHCR's "Children on the Run" report also urges governments to take action to keep children safe from rights abuses, violence and crime, and to ensure their access to asylum. -
Continuing conflict in Iraq's province displaces thousands, some for second time
7 Mar 2014 During the past week the number of displaced people in the town of Heet and surrounding areas has increased by some 25,000-30,000 people. -
US wraps up group resettlement for Myanmar refugees in Thailand
29 Jan 2014 More than 70,000 Myanmar refugees have been resettled from Thailand's camps to the United States as one of the world's largest resettlement programmes comes to an end. -
Continuing fighting in central Iraq leaves 140,000 forcibly displaced
24 Jan 2014 The number of internally displaced in Anbar province includes more than 65,000 people who fled the conflict in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi over the last week. -
UNHCR aid reaches displaced from Fallujah and Ramadi
14 Jan 2014 Aid has been reaching some of the affected communities since January 8, and yesterday 12 trucks of UNHCR non-food relief reached neighbourhoods around Fallujah -
German artist gives masterclass to Syrian refugee children in Iraq
17 Dec 2013 As part of an ambitious multimedia project by the Franco-German channel ARTE, graphic artist Reinhard Kleist organizes an art workshop for Syrian refugee children.