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UNHCR urges help from global community as Palestinians flee Baghdad
24 Jan 2007 The UN refugee agency on Wednesday urged the international community to aid Palestinians living in Iraq after 90 men, women and children fled Baghdad earlier in the day. -
Palestinian refugee finds a recipe for success in Mexico
18 Jan 2007 Palestinian refugee Ali Nadi found it hard adapting to life when he arrived in Mexico just over a year ago. But he has discovered a way to reach out to his new compatriots and earn a living at the same time. -
From Jordan's harsh Ruweished desert camp to a new life in Ottawa
11 Jan 2007 Labiba Eisa and her family have moved from one extreme to another. After more than three years of uncertainty and suffering in a harsh desert camp in Jordan, they were resettled early last month in the wintry climes of Canada -
Increasing numbers of Palestinians leaving Baghdad
27 Dec 2006 The number of Palestinians stuck on the Iraq-Syria border after fleeing violence in Baghdad has risen to 72, with more reported on the way. -
More Palestinians arrive at Iraq-Syria border to escape violence in Baghdad
22 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency said on Friday that more Palestinians have arrived at the Iraq-Syria border after fleeing Baghdad to escape increasing violence, harassment and targeted killings. -
UNHCR condemns Baghdad attack; urges countries to help fleeing Palestinians
14 Dec 2006 The UN refugee agency said here Thursday it was alarmed by a militia attack on a Palestinian neighbourhood in Baghdad which left at least nine people dead, including several children, and it appealed to countries to provide a humanitarian solution for Palestinians attempting to flee Iraq. -
UNHCR alarmed by increased violence against Palestinians in Iraq
20 Oct 2006 A mortar attack last night in Baghdad's Palestinian neighbourhood of Al Baladiya leaves four Palestinians dead, a dozen wounded and many others displaced in an alarming escalation of violence that may force many more in the vulnerable refugee community to flee. -
Blaze destroys refugee reception centre in Slovakia, no casualties
12 Sep 2006 Refugee children playing with a lighter are believed to have started a fire that destroyed a refugee reception centre in Slovakia. All 41 asylum seekers escaped the blaze, which erupted on Monday at a centre in Brezova pod Bradlom, 100 kms north of Bratislava. -
Killings, abductions in Baghdad leave Palestinians in Iraq scared and angry
1 Jun 2006 The Palestinian refugee community in Iraq has become more afraid and angry following the murders of six Palestinians and the kidnapping of several others over the last two weeks in the Iraqi capital.