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Syrian refugee children prepare to start school, Iraq opens border crossing
21 Sep 2012 With the new academic year approaching, hundreds of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan have been registering with schools. -
Syrian refugees in Lebanon tell UNHCR's Guterres and Angelina Jolie of escape and challenges
12 Sep 2012 Guterres and UNHCR Special Envoy Jolie hear about the difficulties people face in escaping Syria and the challenges of finding shelter for them in Lebanon. -
UNHCR chief Guterres and Angelina Jolie visit refugees in Jordan
11 Sep 2012 Guterres and Jolie praise Jordan for keeping its border open for Syrian refugees and urge stepped-up international support and help. -
UNHCR scaling up relief operation for displaced inside Syria
7 Sep 2012 As more and more Syrians flee their homes, the refugee agency is stepping up the provision of household items, financial assistance, medical assistance, counselling, shelter and schooling. -
More than 100,000 flee Syria in August, highest monthly total
4 Sep 2012 The August influx brings the total number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration to more than 235,300. -
UNHCR fears larger influx as number of Syrians fleeing to Jordan picks up pace
28 Aug 2012 Some 10,200 people arrived at Za'atri in the past week. Refugees say thousands more are waiting to cross amid violence in Daraa province. -
Syria Emergency: Record number of Syrians cross border into Jordan
24 Aug 2012 With the arrival of 2,200 refugees on Thursday night, UNHCR has now recorded well over 200,000 Syrians fleeing the fighting -
Syria refugee outflow to neighbouring countries growing fast
17 Aug 2012 Large numbers fleeing to Turkey and Jordan push UNHCR's registered total above 170,000, with thousands more unrecorded. -
UNHCR reports more Syrian refugees in all neighbouring countries
10 Aug 2012 The population seeking safety reached 146,667 but UNHCR knows there are substantial additional refugees