Inside Syria, millions face destitution after a decade of pain
Compounding crises increase misery for Syrian families trying to pick up the pieces after ten years of conflict, including 6.7 million people still displaced inside the country. By Bathoul Ahmed in Aleppo, Syria In a dimly lit room of the tiny apartment in Aleppo...
First refugees receive COVID-19 vaccinations in Rwanda
Over 400 health service workers and residents of Gashora transit centre get their first jabs, as part of national vaccine plan that covers all refugees and asylum-seekers. By Eugene Sibomana Gashora, RWANDA – On 10 March, Samira Aman, an Ethiopian refugee living in...
A decade on, Syrian refugees mired in ‘silent war’ for survival
As the Syria crisis reaches the 10-year mark, millions of refugees face unprecedented hardship due to rising poverty, lack of opportunity and the impact of COVID-19. By UNHCR Staff In the single damp room where her family of six all sleep together – the air heavy...
A decade of death, destruction and displacement must not sap our solidarity with Syrians
Statement attributable to Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ten years of the Syrian crisis have inflicted unimaginable human suffering and pain. The world has failed Syrians. As the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, leading a response to one of the...
Violence forces Central African family into exile once more
Less than a year after returning home following a first spell in exile, Paul and his family again sought refuge in DRC following the latest wave of violence in the Central African Republic. By Adrienne Surprenant in Zongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo On 13...
Syria: 10 years on
After a decade in crisis, a look at what lies ahead for the world’s largest forcibly displaced population – and how UNHCR is helping with your support. It’s a milestone no one wanted to mark. It’s a record no one wants to hold. Yet after 10 years of crisis in Syria,...
Emergency in Ethiopia: Thousands flee to Sudan
Worsening crisis in the Tigray region forces thousands to flee to eastern Sudan Sitting in a refugee camp in eastern Sudan, Futsum speaks of a harrowing experience that is all too familiar for thousands fleeing conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. “I didn’t carry a...
Looming famine in Yemen: The growing risk of food insecurity
Hundreds of thousands face heightened risk of food insecurity in Yemen. By Jean-Nicolas Beuze, as told to Lauren La Rose The country that is home to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is facing growing challenges. There is heightened risk of food insecurity in...