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No holiday for Iraqis taking refuge in broken tourist complex
22 Feb 2016 Some 400 Iraq families displaced by violence in Anbar province are staying in dire conditions at the hotel in Habbaniyah Tourist City which lacks power and water. -
Two children drown every day on average trying to reach safety in Europe
19 Feb 2016 With growing numbers of child deaths at sea, UN agencies call for enhancing safety for refugees and migrants -
Grandi meets with Syrian refugees at Berlin centre
18 Feb 2016 UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visits emergency shelter during visit to Germany -
Taking the plunge: Swimming lessons help integration in Norway
15 Feb 2016 Somali refugee Abdullahi Yusuf Jibril helps others to take the plunge. -
Some 80,000 refugees arrive in Europe in first six weeks of 2016
12 Feb 2016 UNHCR concerned over increasing restrictive measures, urges effective comprehensive European response -
Despite war at home, more Syrian refugees return from Iraq
8 Feb 2016 Up to 25,000 Syrian refugees left the Kurdistan region of Iraq last year and headed home to their war-ravaged country, worn down by years of hardship in exile. -
UNHCR concerned about conditions in Calais and Dunkerque
5 Feb 2016 Of particular concern are living conditions of unaccompanied and separated children who arrive at the informal camps in northern France. -
Donors pledge more than US$6 billion for Syrians
4 Feb 2016 At the London Syria Conference, donor and host countries pledge record support and opportunities for Syrians both inside the country and living as refugees. -
UNHCR aid reaches Syrian town cut off for three years
2 Feb 2016 Syrian Arab Red Crescent convoy delivers much-needed aid to 1,300 people in Al-Mleiha, a town near Damascus that has been largely isolated by fighting since 2013.