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Continuing conflict in Iraq's province displaces thousands, some for second time
7 Mar 2014 During the past week the number of displaced people in the town of Heet and surrounding areas has increased by some 25,000-30,000 people. -
Q&A: CWS provides alternative to detention for lost refugee children in Jakarta
27 Jan 2014 UNHCR's implementing partner, CWS, provides the youngsters with vital shelter, food and care while their asylum claims are being processed. It's a vital job. -
Continuing fighting in central Iraq leaves 140,000 forcibly displaced
24 Jan 2014 The number of internally displaced in Anbar province includes more than 65,000 people who fled the conflict in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi over the last week. -
UNHCR aid reaches displaced from Fallujah and Ramadi
14 Jan 2014 Aid has been reaching some of the affected communities since January 8, and yesterday 12 trucks of UNHCR non-food relief reached neighbourhoods around Fallujah -
German artist gives masterclass to Syrian refugee children in Iraq
17 Dec 2013 As part of an ambitious multimedia project by the Franco-German channel ARTE, graphic artist Reinhard Kleist organizes an art workshop for Syrian refugee children. -
Playing the waiting game in Indonesia
30 Oct 2013 UNHCR has expanded its outreach to cope with growing asylum claims, but the pace of solutions is not keeping up. -
UNHCR concerned as sectarian violence in Iraq threatens new internal displacement
24 Sep 2013 Bombings and rising sectarian tensions have displaced some 5,000 Iraqis since the beginning of the year. -
UNHCR and host countries to push for greater international help on Syrian refugees
4 Sep 2013 Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq in ministerial meet with UNHCR to push for expanded international support for countries hosting Syrian refugees. -
UNHCR and WFP chiefs praise open border policy for Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region
30 Aug 2013