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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Iraq, calls for international leadership to end suffering
25 Jan 2015 Humanitarian situation has deteriorated dramatically since UNHCR Special Envoy's last Iraq visit in September 2012 -
Building a Camp: a measured response to Iraqi displacement
15 Jan 2015 Amid the onset of winter, UNHCR takes the lead in planning and constructing a new camp, Al Wand 2, in Iraq's Diyala province for some 2,500 people. -
Winter storms bring more hardship to refugees in Jordan's Za'atari camp
9 Jan 2015 Dozens of families in Jordan's largest camp remained camped in emergency shelters after their tents collapsed under the weight of snow. -
Refugees caught in heavy snow as storms lash Lebanon and Jordan
7 Jan 2015 Thousands of refugees have been struggling to keep warm and protect their shelters as winter storms bring plummeting temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds and rain. -
Displaced Iraqis seek safety and aid in camps as winter falls
30 Dec 2014 Arbat is one of 24 camps for displaced Iraqis now open across the country. Another 17 are under construction, expected to be ready by the end of January. -
Every Day a Bonus: An Iraqi refugee's mission to educate her children
25 Nov 2014 Aisha believes education is a necessity, not a luxury. She has struggled to keep her children in school in Qamishli, northern Syria, so help from UNHCR is welcome. -
UNHCR warns of winter crisis for almost 1 million displaced Iraqis and Syrians
11 Nov 2014 With a funding shortfall of almost US$60 million, UNHCR is deeply concerned about its ability to meet urgent winter needs of displaced Syrians and Iraqis. -
Ex-Olympics chief Rogge visits young Syrian refugees in Jordan with message of hope
29 Oct 2014 Rogge welcomes plans to build IOC-fund sports complex in Azraq camp that will help Syrian children overcome the trauma of war and displacement. -
On the Road: One family's exhausting journey from Kobani to northern Iraq
29 Oct 2014 Tarifa are wearing mostly donated clothes because they had only had time to grab their ID documents and a few small belongings in their rush to leave Kobani.