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Laughter, antics help refugee kids rediscover childhood

30 December 2015

Clowns bring much needed fun to youngsters driven from their homes by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria

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UNHCR provides shelter to Iraqis uprooted by conflict in Anbar

20 October 2015

Markazi camp is three kilometres from Bzeibiz bridge over the Euphrates river, the main access point from Anbar to Baghdad province

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Iraqi Schools Face a Desk Deficit

30 September 2015

Displaced by conflict, many students are struggling to find a place in the classroom.

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UN refugee agency opens two new camps for displaced Iraqis in Baghdad

25 September 2015

Camps, with electricity access, will shelter those who had been staying in unfinished buildings, with the host community or relatives

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Numbers of refugee arrivals to Greece increase dramatically.

18 August 2015

UNHCR figures show more refugees and migrants arrived in Greece during the month of July than during the whole of last year

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We had no choice other than to leave because it was not safe for our children. We left everything: our clothes, our furniture, even our food.

Nafa Jihad, 40
father of 11

The major focus is on improving living conditions for the displaced in the region, particularly people without shelter or housing.

Adrian Edwards
UNHCR

Everybody seeking access should be given refuge without discrimination. Everybody deserves to be safe.

António Guterres
High Commissioner for Refugees

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