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Funding gap leaves refugees in Egypt struggling to cope
28 Feb 2019 Syrian refugee Abdallah left school aged 12 to support his destitute family, and UNHCR warns that more refugees face ruin without urgent increase in funding. -
Syrian refugees face harsh winter as funding falls short
11 Sep 2018 UNHCR needs US$270 million to ensure that the most vulnerable Syrians uprooted by war do not go without vital protection and assistance this year. -
Sudanese student pursues her dreams in Cairo
21 Feb 2018 Nousa is determined to finish school and go to university to help make a difference when, one day, she returns home. -
Diver recalls horror of refugee boat sinking off Egypt
11 Oct 2017 A year ago, Emad was one of the first on the scene when boat packed with 350 refugees and migrants went down. -
Burning trash to keep warm in Syria town cut off by war
25 Nov 2016 UNHCR delivers winter clothing to residents of Qudsaya as part of a drive to provide life-saving aid to 4.6 million Syrians and Iraqis displaced across the region. -
Refugees in Egypt risk all on deadly sea crossing to Europe
21 Oct 2016 Lured by smugglers, over 3,600 refugees and migrants have died or gone missing on the Mediterranean this year. Shipwreck survivors in Egypt recount their ordeal. -
UN refugee chief warns of "forgotten population" in Egypt
20 Oct 2016 Filippo Grandi met African refugees in Egypt, many of whom are becoming increasingly vulnerable. -
Survivors tell of fights over lifejackets as boat flipped off Egypt
30 Sep 2016 In interviews with UNHCR, survivors recall their horror as a trawler that smugglers packed with up to 500 people capsized, claiming at least 202 lives. -
UNHCR saddened by loss of life in boat capsize off Egypt
23 Sep 2016 Egyptian authorities rescue 150 people including Sudanese, Eritreans and Somalis after boat capsizes off Rosetta. At least 42 bodies have reportedly been recovered.