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Grandi urges more aid for Turkey's refugee hosting effort
15 Feb 2018 In a meeting with the Turkish president, the UN refugee chief hails the country's role as host to the world's biggest refugee population. -
Desperate Syrians pay ultimate price in bid to reach Lebanon
12 Feb 2018 Forced to attempt mountain smuggling route to reach safety, 16 Syrian men, women and children freeze to death after being caught in a heavy storm. -
UNHCR's Grandi hails Jordan's job scheme for Syrian refugees
12 Feb 2018 UN refugee chief urges increased donor focus on employment initiatives, saying Jordan scheme offers new blueprint for supporting refugees. -
Czech volunteer family's offer of help leads to firm friendship
23 Jan 2018 Sarka and Angus Grundy agreed to help a refugee family for six months and became close friends with a Syrian couple and their daughter. -
Goodwill ambassador Cate Blanchett 'shaken and enriched' by work with refugees
17 Jan 2018 During a visit to UNHCR's headquarters in Geneva, Blanchett says organization provides a vital "moral compass" in times of record displacement. -
Refugee children in Europe dream big in UNHCR project
10 Jan 2018 The Dream Diaries visualizes the stories of children who have fled their homes for a new life in Europe. -
Sorrow stalks Iraqi Christians in Lebanon
10 Jan 2018 Families like the Yousifs, who fled persecution near Mosul, struggle with life in exile. -
More speed needed to help refugees stranded in Greek islands
22 Dec 2017 UNHCR moves a dozen families from soggy tents at Lesvos reception centre to hotels, but transfers to the mainland need to speed up as conditions deteriorate. -
Deadly blaze devastates Syrian refugee family in Lebanon
15 Dec 2017 Local community comes together after fire sweeps through tented Bekaa Valley settlement, killing eight young children from one extended family.