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Mosul's war widows face new challenges in displacement
4 Jul 2017 Female-headed households now make up more than a quarter of the 4,463 families at a UNHCR camp sheltering displaced residents from Iraq's second city. -
As Mosul battle rages, trapped residents face terror and hunger
27 Jun 2017 Iraqis say militants gun down civilians escaping fighting in old Mosul, while thousands trapped there are used as human shields. -
Civilians living in "penury and panic" as Mosul battle rages - UNHCR
16 Jun 2017 Up to 100,000 civilians trapped in West Mosul are being used as human shields by ISIS militants and are suffering from lack of food, water and fuel. -
Mosul response critically underfunded, UNHCR warns
2 Jun 2017 As fighting rages in the west of Iraq's second largest city, the UN Refugee Agency urgently needs US$126 million to meet the critical needs of those displaced. -
Jordan's Azraq becomes world's first clean energy refugee camp
17 May 2017 New solar plant is the first of its kind in a refugee setting, and will transform the lives of thousands of Syrians living in harsh desert environment. -
A new home in a place of safety for fleeing Mosul residents
12 May 2017 As 1000s flee West Mosul, UNHCR opens 12th new camp for displaced. -
Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini appointed UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
27 Apr 2017 Teenager who competed in Rio Olympics joins at a time of unprecedented crisis with 65 million people displaced worldwide. -
Donors pledge more than US$6 billion for Syrians, hosts
6 Apr 2017 At the Brussels Conference on Supporting Syria, donors promise support for displaced Syrians and their hosts, and renew calls for greater international solidarity. -
UN chief urges greater solidarity with Mosul displaced
31 Mar 2017 On a visit to Hasansham camp in northern Iraq, Secretary-General António Guterres says the international community needs to step up its response.