Enhanced support for Syria refugees vital amid COVID-19 pandemic – UNHCR chief
UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi tells donors enhanced support is needed to prevent refugees and their hosts from slipping “deeper into poverty and despair.” By UNHCR staff UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi called on Tuesday for greater...
Economic misery engulfs Syrian refugees and their hosts
In Lebanon, capacity of local community and Syrian refugees to provide mutual support being stretched to breaking point by economic turmoil and COVID-19 crisis. By Walid Saleh and Warda Al-Jawahiry in Tripoli, Lebanon Behind the counter of her small convenience store...
UN chiefs urge sustained support to Syrians and the region ahead of fourth Brussels conference
NEW YORK/GENEVA – On the eve of the fourth Supporting Syria and the Region conference in Brussels 30 June, the United Nations urged international donors to redouble their commitment to Syrians and the region. The Heads of the UN’s humanitarian, development, and...