UN and partners seek US$8.4 billion for new Syria program in 2015
BERLIN, Germany, December 18 (UNHCR) – As Syria’s war heads towards a fifth year, the United Nations and partners today launched a major new humanitarian and development appeal, requesting more than US$8.4 billion to ...
Resettlement offers hope to ailing Syrian refugees in need of treatment
GENEVA, December 10 (UNHCR) –Young Abdu was born deaf and needed a cochlear implant that could drastically improve his hearing and his life; 17-year-old Abdullah suffered from a blood disorder and was in danger ...
The forgotten refugees
Coping in a refugee camp is difficult at the best of times but when you are disabled, accessing communal services and living in temporary shelter brings added complications. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), with ...
Life Through a Lens
More than half of the 3 million people driven into exile by the conflict in Syria are children. Haunted by violence and loss, they have also been deprived of a voice. At Za’atari refugee ...
Family Ties
Syria’s bloody civil war has displaced almost half the country’s population, with more than 3 million refugees registered in the region. Over the past couple months alone, more than 200,000 Syrian Kurds have fled ...
WFP food cuts threaten tens of thousands of Syrian families, UNHCR warns
GENEVA, December 1 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency today called for urgent international support to the World Food Programme (WFP), which has been forced to suspend food assistance for more than 1.7 million Syrian ...
UNHCR warns of winter crisis for almost 1 million displaced Iraqis and Syrians
GENEVA, November 11 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency on Tuesday warned that a US$58.45 million funding shortfall, coupled with this year’s sharp recent growth in internal displacement, could leave up to 1 million Syrians ...3 Million Reasons Why Your Heart Will Break In One Video
“I’ve been plunged into despair but I’ve been healed by looking around and seeing what we do for each other to bring each other back up from the depths.” Neil Gaiman “We watch the ...