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UNHCR urgently needs funds as it scales up Syria refugee operations

22 January 2013

THE UN refugee agency works hard to keep pace with the unrelenting numbers of Syrian refugees crossing into neighbouring countries each day.

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Angelina Jolie visits Syrian border

19 June 2013

Arriving in the region to mark World Refugee Day, the UNHCR Special Envoy calls on the world to help refugees and the countries hosting them

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UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with newly arrived Syrian refugees in Jordan

19 June 2013

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets with newly arrived Syrian refugees in Jordan.

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Lebanon: Guterres urges support

18 June 2013

On the first leg of his World Refugee Day visit to the region, the UN High Commissioner calls for support for Lebanon.

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Lebanon: Shahad's Smile

18 June 2013

Four-year-old Shahad has lived through a terrible ordeal – including a bomb attack, a life-threatening injury and flight into exile. But still she smiles.

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We felt maybe it's our turn to die. But we didn't want to die. So we made up our minds to leave.

Sahar, 25
Syrian refugee in Lebanon

They gave us biscuits, cheese, dates, dry meat – all very nice... And they gave us mats, blankets and kitchenware.

Fayzeh
mother of three at Jordan’s Za'atri camp

Everyone needs to be doing all they can for the innocent families caught in the crossfire.

Angelina Jolie
UNHCR Special Envoy

It is heartbreaking to see so many Syrian citizens losing their lives, uprooted from their homes, or trapped in war zones.

António Guterres
High Commissioner for Refugees

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