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Thousands of civilians flee raging battle for Falluja
Reports of ISIL using civilians as human shields in the besieged Iraqi city, as the number of civilians who have escaped reaches 3,700.
Mediterranean death toll soars in first 5 months of 2016
UNHCR says series of shipwrecks and capsizings last week now appears to have claimed at least 880 lives.
UNHCR flags concerns over refugee sites in northern Greece
UN Refugee Agency urges Greek authorities to find better alternatives quickly for refugees transferred from Idomeni
UNHCR delivers aid to Iraqis fleeing Falluja
UNHCR and its partner, Muslim Aid, have begun distributing emergency relief items to families who have escaped the besieged Iraqi city.
Iraqis flee Mosul clashes for relative safety of Syria
UNHCR has organized five airlifts of emergency aid for some 4,000 Iraqis who crossed desert front lines to reach Syria's remote Hasakah region.
UNHCR pledges to better protect and assist people displaced by disaster
UN Refugee Agency vows to reduce and address displacement caused by disasters and the adverse effects of climate change.
One month after the earthquake, humanitarian needs persist in Ecuador
Aftershocks are disrupting efforts to rebuild following last month's deadly earthquake, as tens of thousands remain displaced.
Convoy with UNHCR aid reaches besieged Syrian farm town
Multi-agency relief convoy delivers vital food, medicines and other aid to 10,000 residents cut off in East Harasta since early 2012.
Urgent action needed to provide shelter for refugees
UNHCR launches "Nobody Left Outside" funding drive to provide decent shelter for the refugees under its care.