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Growing number of Syrian refugees from Kobane seek safety in northern Iraq, eastern Syria
10 Oct 2014 Refugees tell UNHCR of the dangers they endured in the initial part of their journey from Syria to safety in Turkey, including land mines. -
Innovation: UNHCR and Vodafone bring tablet-based learning to 18,000 Somali refugees
9 Oct 2014 Almost 400 teachers will be trained to provide tablet-based education programmes to some 18,000 young people at 13 instant network centres across Dadaab camp. -
Whirlwind of violence surprises some residents in northern Syria
8 Oct 2014 Faysal is among more than 170,000 people to have fled to Turkey to escape renewed violence in north Syria, but he fears for family still across the border. -
UNHCR airlifts urgent aid into Turkey to help refugees fleeing ISIS
25 Sep 2014 The UNHCR aid will be used to alleviate conditions in crowded collective shelters including boarding schools, community halls and mosques and also help refugees staying with host communities. -
Number of Syrian Kurds fleeing to Turkey nears 140,000; humanitarian needs mount
23 Sep 2014 The first in a series of airlifts bringing aid for up to 200,000 people is expected to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday, followed by three more flights this week. -
UNHCR reports sharp increase in number of Iraqis fleeing to Jordan and Turkey
23 Sep 2014 Some 60 per cent of the refugees in Jordan cite fears of ISIS as reason for flight. An average 120 Iraqis per day register with UNHCR in Jordan in September. -
UNHCR steps up response as 130,000 Syrian refugees cross into Turkey
22 Sep 2014 The Turkish authorities and UNHCR are preparing for the possibility of hundreds of thousands more refugees arriving in the coming days. -
Insecurity, drought and lack of livelihoods force 100,000 to flee homes in Somalia
16 Sep 2014 The majority, some 80 per cent, are internally displaced in Somalia, including 80,000 people fleeing their homes because of military conflict. -
From the horror of the Sinjar region to uncertainty in Athens
9 Sep 2014 Faraydun and Nazdar fled their village when militants started to attack Yazidis in Iraq's Sinjar area. Now they are stuck in Greece, but they wish to go further.