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Flood ordeal for Palestinians stuck on Iraq-Syria border
30 Oct 2008 UNHCR rushes assistance to hundreds of Palestinian refugees stuck in camps on both sides of the Iraq-Syria border after flooding caused chaos and misery. -
UNHCR provides Ramadan evening meals to Iraqi refugees in Amman
29 Sep 2008 The refugee agency has set up seven food tents in refugee-hosting areas of the Jordanian capital, serving 1,400 hot meals daily to needy Iraqis and Jordanians as they break their fast. -
Death of Palestinian boy highlights dangers at Iraq border refugee camp
10 Sep 2008 The death of a nine-year-old boy in a road accident on the Iraq-Syria border refocuses attention on the plight of Palestinian refugees in a desert camp. -
Vulnerable Palestinians head towards a new life in Iceland
8 Sep 2008 A group of 29 Palestinian refugee women and children stranded for the last two years on the Iraq-Syria border head towards a new life in Iceland. -
Iraqi refugee children head back to packed public schools in Jordan
25 Aug 2008 Jordan's public education system is feeling the strain as the new academic year begins. But UNHCR is determined that vulnerable young Iraqis enrol for classes. -
Resettlement to Iceland rescues Palestinians from border camp limbo
4 Aug 2008 After being stranded for the last two years in a makeshift camp on the Iraq-Syria border, 29 vulnerable Palestinian refugees are now set to go to Iceland. -
Refugee footballers in Jordan score a goal for unity
7 Jul 2008 A football club backed by UNHCR is bringing young Iraqi refugees from rival communities together in Amman and giving them a respite from their problems. -
UNHCR opens annual consultations with NGO partners
25 Jun 2008 Queen Noor of Jordan calls at an annual UNHCR's meeting for renewed international support for relief programmes for Iraqi refugees. -
UNHCR faces difficulty helping neediest Iraqis in Jordan
27 May 2008 Amid rising food and energy prices, exacerbated by the withdrawal of state fuel subsidies, the UN refugee agency will find it increasingly difficult to help the growing numbers of Iraqi refugees in need of assistance in Jordan.