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Displacement wave expected if Mosul, Hawiga fighting intensifies
3 Feb 2017 Agency steps up plans to respond to expected spike in numbers fleeing renewed fighting. -
Trapped Mosul civilians in dire need of relief
31 Jan 2017 Fleeing residents highlight danger, lack of food and water for hundreds of thousands of civilians who remain trapped in militant-held areas of Iraq's second largest city. -
Displaced Mosul family denounce torture
10 Jan 2017 Haidar and his sister doubted they would survive torture by extremists in Iraq's second largest city. Now, with UNHCR's help, they are confronting their experiences. -
'Growing hopelessness' grips 'forgotten' Somali refugees, warns UNHCR
9 Jan 2017 UNHCR Special Envoy Mohamed Abdi Affey says nearly one million displaced Somalis face growing desperation as donors become fatigued. -
Q&A: Far from being traumatized, most refugees are 'surprisingly resilient'
3 Jan 2017 The words 'trauma' or 'traumatized' are often used to describe refugees, but UNHCR's Senior Mental Health Officer Pieter Ventevogel says most in fact cope with adversity. -
Mosul residents face battle for survival
28 Dec 2016 While many residents have fled an ongoing battle to retake Iraq's second city, thousands of families in Mosul struggle to find food, water and protection. -
Q&A: Yemenis face a 'struggle for survival'
20 Dec 2016 UNHCR's country representative, Ayman Gharaibeh, warns war is tearing the fabric of Yemen apart and creating a humanitarian catastrophe. -
Driven by hunger, Iraqis risk all to flee Mosul violence
16 Dec 2016 Lacking food and medical care, families from the town of Hawiga are braving minefields on foot to reach safety in UNHCR camp. -
Conflict pushes displaced Yemenis to the brink
14 Dec 2016 UNHCR warns millions of displaced Yemenis face "humanitarian catastrophe" as 21 months of war deepen hunger, poverty and suffering.