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Families flee militant-held Fallujah after months of violence
23 Jul 2015 Iraqi government offensive in Anbar forces more than 250,000 civilians across the province to flee homes since April. -
Breaking the fast away from home brings back memories
16 Jul 2015 Ramadan holy month sees families remembering the ones they left behind. -
Yemen receives over 10,000 new arrivals by sea since start of conflict in March
14 Jul 2015 UNHCR Yemen Representative says smugglers often trick refugees into returning while conflict ongoing. -
UNHCR delivers relief to 56,000 people in Yemen in May and June
3 Jul 2015 In all, 84,166 displaced people have received non-food aid since the start of April, about 70 percent of this coming directly from UNHCR and the rest from partners. -
Iraqi IDPs leave overcrowded Arbat for another home in Kurdistan region
29 Jun 2015 With nearly 3,000 families living in quarters designed for 700, Arbat IDP camp was one of the most overcrowded in Iraq. -
UN and partners seek almost $US500 million to avert humanitarian disaster in Iraq
4 Jun 2015 The Humanitarian Response Plan for Iraq will provide shelter, food, water and other life-saving services over the next six months in across broad swathes of Iraq. -
UNHCR concerned at obstacles facing thousands fleeing Ramadi
29 May 2015 Many people are still on the move and UNHCR, alongside others in the humanitarian community, is striving to locate them and provide life-saving assistance. -
Rapid assessments in Yemen find desperate situation for displaced civilians
19 May 2015 The ceasefire enabled UNHCR and its partners to conduct rapid protection assessments in 40 districts across 11 previously difficult to access provinces. -
First UN flights brings emergency aid to Yemen
15 May 2015 UNHCR uses the pause in fighting to land the first of what it hopes will be six planeloads of emergency supplies