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As conflict affects Syria's health sector, many sick and injured seek treatment outside

21 February 2013

Staff at a hospital in Jordan's Za'atri camp have seen more than 93,000 cases since July last year. And while the hospital is fully equipped, the facility is working overtime.

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Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 million mark with many more expected

17 May 2013

The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year.

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Greece: Syrian Refugees Struggle

17 May 2013

As Syrian refugees escape conflict and seek refuge in Greece, they face major new challenges.

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A Syrian in Greece: remembering better days, hoping to return one day

17 May 2013

Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing.

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Erbil's Children: Syrian Refugees in Urban Iraq

16 May 2013

Erbil's Children: Syrian Refugees in Urban Iraq.

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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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