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UNHCR calls for safeguards to be in place before returns begin
1 Apr 2016 The UN Refugee Agency says gaps must be addressed before returns under EU-Turkey can go ahead -
UN Secretary General says more help needed for Syrian refugees
30 Mar 2016 Ban Ki-moon joins UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi at a one-day conference in Geneva to call for more options for 4.8 million Syrian refugees. -
UNHCR: 1 in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling
29 Mar 2016 High-level conference highlights need to generate substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for Syrian refugees over the next three years. -
For displaced Syrian hairdresser, a chance to start over
23 Mar 2016 UNHCR small business grant programme aims to give 400 displaced people within Syria a chance to start over this year. -
More than one million refugees travel to Greece since 2015
16 Mar 2016 UNHCR says latest milestone an urgent reminder of need for more coordinated approach to manage influx. -
UNHCR Special Envoy calls for leadership to address Syria crisis
15 Mar 2016 Angelina Jolie Pitt urges governments to show leadership on Syrian and wider global refugee crisis during visit to Lebanon. -
Syria conflict at five years
15 Mar 2016 The biggest refugee and displacement crisis of our time demands a huge surge in solidarity. -
Driven from their land, Syrian farmers scavenge to survive
14 Mar 2016 As Syria's bloody war enters its sixth year, those fleeing violence in conflict affected areas frequently endure poor living conditions. -
UNHCR expresses concern over EU-Turkey plan
11 Mar 2016 United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi warns on legality of blanket returns of anyone from one country to another without spelling out protection safeguards.