Worldwide displacement hits all-time high as war and persecution increase
GENEVA, June 18 (UNHCR)—Wars, conflict and persecution have forced more people than at any other time since records began to flee their homes and seek refuge and safety elsewhere, according to a new report ...
#WorldRefugeeDay: Student. Brother. Poet.
“I left my home because of the war.” Hany, 21 years old: “Two years ago, I arrived with my family in Lebanon because of the war in my country. All I brought with me ...
A Syrian Family Counts its Blessings
I meet a lot of refugees in the course of my work with UNHCR. Some open right up, cataloguing the hardships of life in exile, sharing concerns about their children’s future and even revealing ...Lebanon: Little Omar Flies to Finland
“You know how children hit me now? When I start growing up, I can defend myself.” Omar and his sister Majid were born in Syria with a growth-hormone deficiency—the result of a dysfunctional pituitary ...
Pictured at an Exhibition
A picture at an exhibition has helped to change the life of Judy El Khatib, a nine-year-old Syrian girl who had been unable to move her right arm since suffering bad burn injuries four years ago.
Latest deaths on Mediterranean highlight urgent need for increased rescue capacity
GENEVA, April 15 (UNHCR) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres on Wednesday expressed shock at news from the Mediterranean that hundreds of people were missing after their boat sank and called anew ...
A Sister’s Courage
Most of all, Hala misses her mother’s bedtime stories. “I was playing outside when our house crumbled,” she says. “I saw people carrying my mom downstairs.” Is Hala smiling, or about to cry? I’m ...A Syrian Family Counts its Blessings
Syria is now in its 5th year of conflict and refugees are losing hope of going home any time soon. Hassan, Heba and their three children had an affluent life back in Syria; a ...