Daily News Egypt, 27 Jul 2016
In an attempt to save their lives, millions of Syrians left their bombarded homes behind. Ever since the start of the civil war in Syria five years ago, the lives of Syrian refugees have been a chain of suffering and misery. Those who came to Egypt were some of the luckiest, as the main challenges .... Read more
Al Monitor, 04 Jul 2016
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — On the occasion of World Refugee Day June 20, six talented Syrian artists participated in an exhibition that was organized by the United Nations refugee agency field office in Alexandria with the cooperation of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which hosted the event.Aseer Al Madaien,... Read more
Ansamed, 06 Jun 2016
NAPLES - England's Chelsea Football Club has contributed to humanitarian organisation Plan International to aid Syrian child refugees in Alexandria, Egypt, donating enough to provide school materials for 400 children, as well as access to courses to make up for time missed in school and psychologica... Read more
Youm 7, 06 Jun 2016
أطلق اتحاد الأطباء العرب حملة جديدة بعنوان "رحماء بينهم"، داخل دولة المقر مصر، وخارجها، وذلك ضمن نطاق عمل الاتحاد الإنسانى والإغاثى فى المناطق النائية والحدودية، بالتزامن مع حلول شهر رمضان المبارك. وأعلن أحمد مرسى، مسئول لجنة الإغاثة والطوارئ باتحاد الأطباء العرب، فى بيان صحفى، عن تحركات مكثفة واستع... Read more
Youm 7, 30 May 2016
نظمت مفوضية الأمم المتحدة لشئون اللاجئين بالإسكندرية، اليوم، ومكتبة الإيداع بمكتبة الإسكندرية ومنظمة الأمم المتحدة للأمومة والطفولة UNICEF، احتفالية بمناسبة اليوم العالمى للتنوع الثقافى. وتضمنت الاحتفالية مجموعة من الأغانى القصيرة وعرضاً مسرحياً، ويقدمها مجموعة من شباب وأطفال اللاجئين السوريين المقي... Read more
Capital |
Damascus
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Languages |
ar
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Population |
23,339,517
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Area |
183,630 km2
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GDP |
47,102,873,632 USD
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GDP growth |
1.51%
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Income level |
Lower middle income
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Gini index |
35.8
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Currency |
SYP
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Literacy rate |
N/A
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Minister of Labour confirms the extension of the grace period for work permits for Syrian refugees; the permits are to be issued free of charge until the end of this year | |
27 Sep 2016 | |
World leaders to focus on refugee crisis and Syria at UN. | |
19 Sep 2016 | |
A workshop of the UN Agencies in Jordan on Job Creation and Livelihoods took place at the Kempinski Hotel in Amman on 7 – 8 September 2016. The technical workshop aimed at giving directions to the UNCT on resilience/livelihoods planning and especially on how the UN can contribute to job creation. | |
18 Sep 2016 | |
At G20 meeting, Turkey pushes plan for "safe zone" in Syria. | |
06 Sep 2016 | |
Eighth meeting of "Key Donors for Syria" kicks off. | |
04 Sep 2016 | |
White House Wants to Expand Humanitarian Response in Syria. | |
01 Sep 2016 |
AFAD, Disaster and Emergency Managemenet Presidency of the Prime Ministry | |
Provides daily updates. | |
MFA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Instant announcement of Minister's statements or press briefings | |
unhcr.org on Syria | |
unhcr.org in Turkey | |
UNHCR Office public site | |
Common Operational Datasets Registry | |
The Common Operational Datasets (CODs) are critical datasets that are used to support the work of humanitarian actors across multiple sectors. They are considered a de facto standard for the humanitarian community and should represent the best-availble datasets for each theme. |