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These 10 refugees will compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
3 Jun 2016 For the first time, a team of refugee athletes will compete under the Olympic flag. -
Disability no obstacle to Syrian refugee weightlifter
1 Jun 2016 He was born without legs, but Syrian refugee Belind teaches weightlifting and breakdancing to youngsters at a refugee camp in Iraq. -
Iraqis flee Mosul clashes for relative safety of Syria
27 May 2016 UNHCR has organized five airlifts of emergency aid for some 4,000 Iraqis who crossed desert front lines to reach Syria's remote Hasakah region. -
Convoy with UNHCR aid reaches besieged Syrian farm town
20 May 2016 Multi-agency relief convoy delivers vital food, medicines and other aid to 10,000 residents cut off in East Harasta since early 2012. -
Syria camp airstrikes show shocking disregard for civilians
6 May 2016 UNHCR denounces fatal attacks on settlements where displaced had sought safety in northern Syria which killed many and injured scores more. -
Syrian refugee carries Olympic torch through Brasilia
3 May 2016 Twelve-year-old Syrian schoolgirl Hanan bore the Olympic flame on the first stage of its relay across Brazil to the Olympic Games opening ceremony in Rio on August 5. -
Greek couple offers a welcome haven to Syrian family
27 Apr 2016 Syrian mother and toddlers were in desperate need of help after hazardous journey through Turkey and across Aegean. -
Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame through Athens
26 Apr 2016 Symbolic gesture intended to show solidarity with the world's refugees at a time when millions are fleeing war and persecution worldwide. -
Displaced by war, Syrian tailor starts over in a rented van
20 Apr 2016 A UNHCR-backed programme gives small business grants to people displaced by war within Syria to help them restart their lives.