Alerting donors, organizations and individuals to the plight of millions of refugees and others of concern to UNHCR.
The internally displaced seek safety in other parts of their country, where they need help.
Annual number of IDPs remain stable, though UNHCR looking after more
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Iraq: On the Edge of Nowhere
Six years after the invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, Iraq is still insecure and about 1.8 million people live in limbo – without a job or a place to call home.
The Struggle To Go To School
t's one of the hardest choices Iraqi refugee families have to make -- whether to send their children to school or to work. Even though Syria has opened its classrooms to Iraqi students, a growing number of refugee families simply cannot afford to send their children to school. UNHCR has launched projects to ensure that more Iraqi children access education, including remedial learning programmes for those who have missed years of class. For the protection of those interviewed, names have been changed and faces masked.
Testimonial: Iraqi Survivor
Testimonial by an Iraqi survivor