UNHCR to governments: People fleeing war to be considered refugees
Faced with record displacement from war and conflict, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has this week moved to reinforce the global refugee protection regime by issuing new guidelines on dealing with people fleeing their country because of war. The guidelines aim to...
Burning trash to keep warm in Syrian cut off town
UNHCR delivers winter clothing to residents of Qudsaya as part of a drive to provide life-saving aid to 4.6 million Syrians and Iraqis displaced across the region. QUDSAYA, Syria – Keeping a 100-square-metre apartment with bare concrete walls and a dirt floor warm...
Caught in the crossfire: conflict & children
Approximately half of the world’s refugees are children. The international community must act quickly to protect the millions of young people whose lives have been brutally interrupted by conflict. As of 2016, 65.3 million people around the world have been forced to...