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We help 114 million men, women and children displaced by violence, conflict and prosecution worldwide
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Forcibly displaced Syrian women’s crucial role in rebuilding a free Syria for all
This International Women’s Day, I call on the international community to support the efforts of forcibly displaced Syrian women in shaping their nation’s future.
Amid funding crunch, UNHCR issues urgent call to protect women and girls from surging violence
On this year’s International Women’s Day, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, warns that critical funding shortages are leaving displaced women and girls at unprecedented risk.
UNHCR urges more support in Syria as 1 million displaced in north-west yearn for home
Up to 1 million internally displaced people (IDPs) living in camps and displacement sites across north-west Syria intend to return to their areas of origin within the next year, 600,000 of them in the next six months, according to a new survey.