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The Syrian refugee mother transforming women's lives in Turkey
30 Jul 2015 Meet the Syrian refugee mother who is helping displaced women in Turkey to rebuild their lives. -
Talented Somali refugee dreams of new life in America to honour slain father who set up Picasso art school
27 Jul 2015 In June 2009, gunmen shot dead his father, co-founder of the Picasso art school in Mogadishu. -
An average of 1,000 refugees now arriving on Greek islands every day
10 Jul 2015 UNHCR warns of growing asylum crisis in Greece and the Western Balkans as numbers fleeing war and persecution climb still higher. -
Baking camp now home to some 25,000 mainly Kurdish refugees from Syria
3 Jul 2015 In the straight, serried ranks of tents the heat is scarcely less inside than outside. -
Some 23,000 refugees flee latest Syria fighting into southern Turkey
16 Jun 2015 About two thirds of the latest exodus is women and children, says UNHCR. -
UNHCR calls for urgent European support for Greece
16 Jun 2015 With hundreds of refugees arriving every day, reception conditions are worsening on Greek islands despite strenuous efforts of local authorities. -
Mediterranean crossings in 2015 already top 100,000
9 Jun 2015 As of June 8, a total of 103,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Europe: 54,000 in Italy, 48,000 in Greece, 91 on Malta and 920 in Spain. -
UNHCR boosts presence in Greek islands to cope with soaring refugee arrivals
5 Jun 2015 UNHCR is increasing its personnel in Lesvos, Chios, Samos, Kos, Rhodes, Leros and Evros with more deployments planned. The agency is already helping local authorities. -
UNHCR chief visits Somali port of Kismayo, meets refugee returnees
12 May 2015 António Guterres says emphasis is not to push people to go back, but to create conditions for sustainable return and reintegration in Somalia.