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Worsening weather brings more tragedy to eastern Aegean
29 Oct 2015 At least 15 people have died and 38 are missing in five incidents involving smuggler vessels carrying refugees and migrants between Turkey and Greece -
Sparks, skills and new hope for Afghan refugee women in Iran
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UNHCR provides shelter to Iraqis uprooted by conflict in Anbar
20 Oct 2015 Markazi camp is three kilometres from Bzeibiz bridge over the Euphrates river, the main access point from Anbar to Baghdad province. -
Refugees themselves, Iraqis volunteer to help others reach safety in Germany
12 Oct 2015 Childhood friends from Iraq direct fellow refugees to food, shelter and medical care on Austria's border with Germany -
UNHCR head thanks Greece, frontline islands, for improved response to continuing arrivals
11 Oct 2015 UNHCR chief António Guterres witnesses improved humanitarian response mounted by Greek local authorities and civil society -
UNHCR's Türk warns against growing politicization of refugee and asylum matters
8 Oct 2015 As number of forcibly displaced soars, UNHCR's top International Protection expert urges new global compact -
UN High Commissioner calls for renewed international focus on Afghanistan
6 Oct 2015 Guterres says it would be dangerous to ignore country, praises generosity of Iran and Pakistan -
Iraqi schools face a desk deficit
30 Sep 2015 Displaced by conflict, many students are struggling to find a place in the classroom. -
Salzburg, taken aback by number of refugees, scrambled to set up reception facilities
28 Sep 2015 Beneath hustle and bustle of Salzburg's main station now lies a streamlined operation which welcomes around 450 refugees per day