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Child's death highlights refugees' plight on Iraq-Jordan border
15 Apr 2005 A recent fire that killed a three-year-old girl and left severe burns on two other Palestinian refugees has shed the spotlight once again on the hundreds of refugees who have been stranded around the Jordan-Iraq border for almost two years. -
Palestinians leave desert camp for Baghdad
26 May 2004 After a year encamped in eastern Jordan's desert, some Palestinian refugees have gone back to Iraq rather than face the uncertainty and harsh conditions of life in a makeshift refugee camp. -
UNHCR seeks solutions for Palestinians on Iraq-Jordan border
28 Nov 2003 The UN refugee agency has raised concerns about hundreds of refugees stuck in the border area between Iraq and Jordan who are ill-equipped to face the coming winter. -
UNHCR uses high tech gear to register Palestinians in Iraq
17 Jul 2003 UNHCR is using state-of-the-art digital technology to register Palestinian refugees who have found themselves in a legal limbo after the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime. -
Feature: "Dreaming of return helps me survive," say Baghdad's evicted Palestinians
25 Jun 2003 Hundreds of Palestinian refugee families evicted from their homes in the Iraqi capital are now living under UNHCR tents in a Baghdad sports centre. The UN refugee agency is working to move them to vacant government buildings as soon as possible. -
Evicted Palestinians in Baghdad to receive UNHCR aid
9 May 2003 The UN refugee agency has sent an aid convoy with emergency supplies for Palestinian refugees recently evicted from their homes in the Iraqi capital. Some Iranian refugee families have also been forced out of their homes in southern Iraq, raising fears of a post-war backlash against refugees.