Jordan’s accidental plumber trains team of Syrian refugee women
After a mistranslation led her to enrol in a plumbing workshop, Safaa trained her own team of mostly Syrian refugee women to fix leaky taps and challenge stereotypes. By Charlie Dunmore and Rima Cherri in Irbid, Jordan A former jewellery designer, Safaa had signed up...
New refugees arrive to Iraq in a week of violence in northeast Syria
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Andrej Mahecic – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.For the fourth consecutive day, UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has been receiving...
UNHCR increases aid in north-east Syria
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Liz Throssell – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today’s press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. Since the escalation of violence in north-east Syria last week, teams from UNHCR, the...