• WFP continued distributing dry ration parcels along with ready-to-eat parcels throughout April, assisting stranded Syrian refugees at the berm with fresh fruit and vegetables. During the reporting period, WFP dispatched 58,788 RTE parcels

UNHCR attended a ceremony honouring the creative expatriate students for the school year 2015/2016, which was organized by the Central Administration Central Services and supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNICEF and UNHCR. The students exhibited works of art, paintings and scientific inventions that impressed all the attendance, and offered a musical show with poetry and chants in different languages.

43,185 vulnerable households received multi-purpose cash assistance ($175/ household/month) during the first quarter of 2016.

WFP reached a total of 536,347 beneficiaries with e-cards.

WFP: At the north-eastern border (Berm), 33,720 people of concern received a new mixed ration combining canned food, dry rations, fresh fruit and vegetables.

UNHCR report puts projected resettlement needs in 2017 at 1.19 million.

Across Iraq, dozens of events were held to mark World Refugee Day (WRD) 2016, the theme of which was “Hopes and Dreams.”

فعاليات متعددة مع تقديم افطار رمضاني في مدرسة لللاجئين والنازحين في أربيل وتضمنت الفعالية دعوة تلاميذ المدرسة وأولياء امورهم

The war next door: Syria and the erosion of stability in Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey.

Turkey’s Failed Coup Offers Some Relief for Syrian Opposition, Refugees.