Flat-Pack Shelter
Imagine living in a tent—for years on end. It’s freezing in the winter; broiling in the summer and not always reliable in the rain or during high winds. This is a reality for millions of refugees and an ongoing challenge for UNHCR, tasked with providing shelter for...
Thousands continue to flee wars and cross borders in search for a new life in safety
TOVARNIK, Croatia, Sept 25 (UNHCR)—They continue to come in their thousands, Afghans, Syrians, Iraqis and others, in an ever-shifting pattern across the Serbia-Croatia border, most fleeing conflict and persecution hoping their onward journey will deliver them to a...
UN refugee agency opens two new camps for displaced Iraqis in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept 25 (UNHCR)—The UN refugee agency, its partners and local authorities have opened two new camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Baghdad province, providing shelter to close to 3,500 Iraqis who have had to flee Anbar province due to recent...