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Iraqis flee Mosul clashes for relative safety of Syria
27 May 2016 UNHCR has organized five airlifts of emergency aid for some 4,000 Iraqis who crossed desert front lines to reach Syria's remote Hasakah region. -
Despite booby traps, Iraqis risk all on return to Ramadi
29 Apr 2016 Iraq's third-largest city has not been declared cleared by the government and dozens of returnees have been killed by IEDs. -
Massive loss of life reported in latest Mediterranean tragedy
20 Apr 2016 UNHCR interviewed shipwreck survivors who reported sinking of a large boat that went down with up to 500 people on board between Libya and Italy. -
South Sudan refugee outflow grows as relief funds lag
19 Apr 2016 New fighting and food insecurity in the world's youngest nation are driving more displacement at a time when refugee relief operations are only 11 per cent funded. -
Slump hurts refugee schools in Kurdistan region of Iraq
8 Apr 2016 Teachers at refugee camps in Iraq's only autonomous region have not been paid for months, threatening education for displaced children. -
Food insecurity drives more South Sudanese to Sudan
29 Mar 2016 Hunger and unrest have driven some 38,000 people into East and South Darfur since end of January. -
More than one million refugees travel to Greece since 2015
16 Mar 2016 UNHCR says latest milestone an urgent reminder of need for more coordinated approach to manage influx. -
UNHCR concerned at restrictions on displaced Iraqis in camps
11 Mar 2016 UN Refugee Agency urges authorities in Iraq to ease restrictions on movement for displaced people in camps. -
Iraqi grandmother defies tradition to set up shop
8 Mar 2016 When widow Lamia Abid was driven from home, she set up a shop in a camp for internally displaced people and become her family's main breadwinner.