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Iraqi couple among world's first refugees to get COVID-19 jab
14 Jan 2021 After receiving inoculation as part of Jordan's national vaccination plan, Iraqi refugee Raia hopes life will soon return to normal and other refugees will follow her lead. -
New exhibition in Venice explores the experience of refugees
11 May 2019 Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees. -
Storm flooding brings misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
11 Jan 2019 One dead and more than 11,000 affected by days of heavy rain and high winds from Storm Norma, with hundreds of refugees forced to abandon their homes. -
UN refugee chief welcomes cities' support for refugees
18 Dec 2018 At a key meeting in Geneva, Filippo Grandi welcomed the role of cities in leading the shift towards a more open and inclusive approach to refugees. -
Angelina Jolie visits West Mosul, where Iraqi families are returning home to ruins
16 Jun 2018 The UNHCR Special Envoy met with families who survived years of terror and displacement. Although the world seems to have forgotten them, they are determined to rebuild. -
Facing the hardest separation
15 May 2018 International Day of Families, which is today, is an important moment to reflect on Australia's separation of refugees and asylum-seekers. It's time to bring them together. -
Sorrow stalks Iraqi Christians in Lebanon
10 Jan 2018 Families like the Yousifs, who fled persecution near Mosul, struggle with life in exile. -
UNHCR urges humane approach on Manus island
10 Nov 2017 UNHCR is urging the authorities of Papua New Guinea to show calm and restraint in the context of the closure of the Manus Island 'Regional Processing Centre'. -
Mother of 13 recalls horror of Telafar escape
28 Aug 2017 Family endures arduous three-day trek to escape battle for control of Iraqi city, while thousands more remain trapped by fighting.