UNHCR: Millions of refugees face winter hardships with threadbare support
GENEVA – As temperatures start to drop in many regions, millions of refugees and people displaced within their own countries are facing a grueling winter with far less assistance as humanitarian giving plummets, and many will be left with little to protect them from...
Renovating homes helps rebuild lives in northern Syria
For families displaced during Syria’s long crisis, support to restore damaged homes is crucial to ensuring a dignified return, and the start of rebuilding their lives By Hameed Maarouf in Barneh, Syria When Abdel Hamid Al-Hashimi returned to his small village of...
As winter bites, needs grow for refugees and displaced people
Many thousands of refugees and displaced people around the world are already living in temporary shelters with few resources, and now face winter weather that deepens their hardship. By UNHCR Staff As cold winter weather arrives in many parts of the world, UNHCR, the...