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UNHCR responds to massive displacement of Iraqis from Mosul
11 Jun 2014 UNHCR protection teams have been on the ground to monitor the outflow and assist those in need, and urgent additional funding is being sought. -
Fighting this year in Iraq's Anbar province displaces almost 500,000
6 Jun 2014 With a deteriorating security situation, it is also becoming harder for humanitarian organizations to reach those in need of aid. -
UNHCR and host countries seek more help to cope with Syria refugee crisis
5 May 2014 UNHCR chief Guterres says that due to the protracted character of the crisis, international support needs to massively increase in the months to come. -
Khaled Hosseini visits Syrian refugees in Iraq, urges more global support
27 Mar 2014 In the Iraqi Kurdistan region, the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador met Syrian refugee families living inside and outside camps, many of whom lost everything. -
Continuing conflict in Iraq's province displaces thousands, some for second time
7 Mar 2014 During the past week the number of displaced people in the town of Heet and surrounding areas has increased by some 25,000-30,000 people. -
Continuing fighting in central Iraq leaves 140,000 forcibly displaced
24 Jan 2014 The number of internally displaced in Anbar province includes more than 65,000 people who fled the conflict in the cities of Fallujah and Ramadi over the last week. -
UNHCR aid reaches displaced from Fallujah and Ramadi
14 Jan 2014 Aid has been reaching some of the affected communities since January 8, and yesterday 12 trucks of UNHCR non-food relief reached neighbourhoods around Fallujah -
German artist gives masterclass to Syrian refugee children in Iraq
17 Dec 2013 As part of an ambitious multimedia project by the Franco-German channel ARTE, graphic artist Reinhard Kleist organizes an art workshop for Syrian refugee children. -
UNHCR concerned as sectarian violence in Iraq threatens new internal displacement
24 Sep 2013 Bombings and rising sectarian tensions have displaced some 5,000 Iraqis since the beginning of the year.