Syrian family among millions relying on aid to survive winter
In northern Jordan, Syrian refugee Hilal relies on assistance to get his family through the harsh winter, with millions more in the region needing similar help. As the fierce summer heat of Jordan’s northern desert gives way to cold winter nights, 44-year-old Hilal...
Cash assistance helps refugee families brave harsh winter weather
Tarek Al Haddad is a field associate who works closely with refugees in the Akkar district in Northern Lebanon. He has worked for UNHCR since 2012 and has seen first-hand the vulnerability of many refugee families when facing the freezing winter in the region. Here he...
Critical UNHCR aid reaches over 150,000 displaced people in Yemen
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. Amid rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Yemen, UNHCR, the UN Refugee...