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UNHCR sees deepening needs among Iraqi refugees even as world interest wanes
30 Mar 2010 Seven years after the start of the Iraq war, the future of the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees remains shrouded in uncertainty. -
Iraqi refugees cautious about return after landmark election
15 Mar 2010 Early results from Iraq's national election bring mixed reactions from Iraqi refugees still concerned about the situation back home. -
Refugees watch Iraqi elections with doubts and hopes
1 Mar 2010 Many refugees hope the March 7 parliamentary elections in Iraq will restore security and allow the safe return of hundreds of thousands of them. -
End of long ordeal for Palestinian refugees as desert camp closes
1 Feb 2010 UNHCR closes the Al Tanf camp between the borders of Syria and Iraqi and relocates the last of the Palestinian refugees who lived there for years. -
Tea and sympathy: Iraqis reach out to fellow refugees in Syria
31 Dec 2009 With most Iraqi refugees living in cities, volunteers in an innovative programme provide a lifeline to the most vulnerable. -
Education helps young refugees in Jordan cope with exile and the past
23 Dec 2009 Omar learned some hard and painful lessons at an early age. Now, the 13-year-old urban refugee from Iraq is learning positive things at a school in Amman. -
Poor conditions in Iraq drive returned refugees back to Syria
22 Dec 2009 Having tried once before, an Iraqi refugee family faced with having to leave Syria vows never to return to their homeland. -
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie urges the world not to forget Iraqi refugees
2 Oct 2009 Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie urges the international community not to forget the hundreds of thousands of Iraqi refugees who remain in exile. -
UNHCR pays tribute to fallen colleagues on World Humanitarian Day
19 Aug 2009 UNHCR staff around the globe mark the first World Humanitarian Day, honouring hundreds of colleagues in humanitarian organizations who have been killed while carrying out their duties.