UNHCR opens new Iraq camp amid Mosul displacement
Hasansham camp opens following largest displacement since start of Mosul offensive, as 8,000 men, women and children flee frontlines in past 24 hours. HASANSHAM, Iraq – UNHCR opened a new camp in Hasansham in northern Iraq on Friday to help accommodate the largest...
South Sudan actor played dead to save his life
Abducted by gunmen as he fled, Moses had to draw on all his skills and experience to cheat death. BIDIBIDI, Uganda – Moses knew the routine at the armed checkpoints that straddled his road south to safety: when the gunmen demand you join their ranks, politely decline,...
Those Who Remain: Who is stuck in Syria?
According to UNHCR estimates, 13.5 million people (75% of the current population) are in need of humanitarian assistance inside Syria. Before the war began in 2011, Syria was considered a stable middle-income country. Literacy rates were at 86%, unemployment levels a...