Debt a growing burden for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Nov 20 (UNHCR)—Syrian father Mohamad believes his life can be summarized by a worn out piece of paper. Carefully folded and tucked under a floor mattress, it details a growing list of debts. Four years in Lebanon as a refugee have sucked his resources dry, and...
New Balkan border restrictions untenable
GENEVA, Nov 20 (UNHCR)—A range of new restrictions against the movement of refugees and migrants from Greece through the Western Balkans and further northwards is increasingly untenable, the UN refugee agency, the International Organisation for Migration and the UN...
UNHCR chief says it is “absolute nonsense” to blame refugees for terror
PRESEVO, Serbia, Nov 17 (UNHCR)—UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said today it was “absolute nonsense” to try to blame refugees for terror attacks, stressing that they were its “first victims” and could not be held responsible...