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Syrian refugees support each other even as numbers rise
20 Jun 2013 Thousands live in makeshift tents in a Turkish park while waiting for places in the growing number of refugee camps -
UNHCR concerned about Syrians stuck at border, reiterates call for international support
24 May 2013 Amid worsening violence inside Syria, UNHCR expects the number of refugees to continue climbing and put more pressure on host countries in the region. -
A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day
17 May 2013 Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing. -
More than 30,000 refugees and migrants make risky sea crossing to Yemen this year
26 Apr 2013 Most of this year's arrivals were Ethiopian nationals, with the rest coming from Somalia and a very small number from other African countries. -
Paris museum organizes toy collection for Syrian refugee children
25 Apr 2013 Quai Branly Museum collects toys from French students, packs them into 60 boxes and sends them to Syrian children in Turkey with the help of UNHCR and others. -
Refugees in Ethiopia choose their own housing - and create jobs
8 Apr 2013 An innovative approach to providing shelter for Somali refugees pays off in greater comfort, security and self-reliance. -
UNHCR welcomes Turkey's registration of Syrians in urban areas
11 Mar 2013 Some 40,000 refugees in urban areas have been registered to date under the new policy with a further 30,000 waiting for appointments to register. -
Number of Syrian refugees reaches 1 million mark
6 Mar 2013 As grim milestone reached, UNHCR chief Guterres warns that Syria is spiralling towards total disaster and humanitarian response capacity is dangerously stretched. -
UNHCR welcomes US$1.5 billion pledged in Kuwait for Syria's forcibly displaced
30 Jan 2013 UNHCR chief António Guterres praises donor countries for pledging more than US$1.5 billion to help Syrian refugees and those displaced within the embattled country.