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Worsening conditions inside Syria and the region fuel despair, driving thousands towards Europe
GENEVA, Sept 8 (UNHCR) –Deteriorating conditions in Syria and neighbouring countries are driving thousands of Syrians to risk everything on perilous journeys to Europe, the UN refugee agency cautioned on Tuesday. As the crisis digs deeper into its fifth year with no...
UNHCR praises the Government of Nova Scotia for its exemplary generous contribution to the Syrian refugee crisis
OTTAWA, Canada, September 8 (UNHCR) – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Canada thanks the People and the Government of Nova Scotia for their inspiring generous contribution of 50,000 Canadian dollars toward UNHCR's emergency...
Iris scan system provides cash lifeline to Syrian refugees in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan, March 23 (UNHCR)– Sitting in the cold, windowless basement of an apartment block that he shares with his wife and two young children in Amman, Abu Ahmad describes himself as "one of the lucky ones." The small damp room that serves as the family's...
UNHCR chief issues key guidelines for dealing with Europe’s refugee crisis
GENEVA, Sept 4, (UNHCR)—The head of the UN refugee agency António Guterres, emphasizing the European Union faced a "defining moment", has laid out a set of key guidelines which he says should underpin all efforts to resolve the current refugee and migration crisis...
Crossings of Mediterranean Sea exceed 300,000, including 200,000 to Greece
GENEVA, Aug 28 (UNHCR) – More than 300,000 refugees and migrants have used the dangerous sea route across the Mediterranean so far this year with almost 200,000 of them landing in Greece and a further 110,000 in Italy. The UN refugee agency, revealing the latest...
UNHCR assists refugees at Greece-FYR Macedonia border, where calm is returning
GENEVA, Aug 24 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency has been helping refugees and migrants amid chaotic scenes in the past few days at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as thousands of people tried to cross into FYR Macedonia. The...
UNHCR voices concern about developments at border of FYR Macedonia and Greece
GENEVA, Aug 21 (UNHCR) – The UN Refugee Agency expressed concern today over the increasingly precarious situation at the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYR Macedonia), where force was used earlier to prevent people trying to...
Number of refugees and migrants arriving in Greece soars 750 per cent over 2014
GENEVA, Aug 7 (UNHCR)—Some 124,000 refugees and migrants had arrived in Greece by sea at the end of July this year—a staggering 750 per cent increase on the same period in 2014, the UN refugee agency detailed on Friday. UNHCR said that in July alone 50,000 new...
More than 100 Somali refugees arrive home in Mogadishu from Kenya
MOGADISHU, Aug 5 (UNHCR)—More than 100 Somali refugees from Kenya flew into the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, marking a new chapter in the voluntary return process. Earlier in the day, two planes, carrying 116 people, took off from Dadaab camp in Northeastern...
UNHCR assists flood victims in Myanmar’s Rakhine and Kachin states
Help Now GENEVA, Aug 4 (UNHCR)—Cyclone Komen which swept across western Myanmar last week has caused extensive damage, including to areas where thousands of displaced people are living, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. Strong winds, heavy rains and serious...
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