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Syrian family risks all to flee Raqqa as violence surges
13 Jun 2017 As conflict advances on Raqqa, thousands have braved minefields and armed groups to flee the fighting and worsening humanitarian conditions inside the city. -
Convoy with UNHCR aid reaches isolated Syrian town
30 May 2017 The multi-agency convoy delivered vital food and medicines and other aid to 44,000 residents cut off in Jayrud and surrounding villages since last June. -
As war grinds on in Yemen, Somali refugees eye return
19 May 2017 Facing danger and growing hardship in Yemen, some 30,600 Somalis have reportedly returned home since war broke out in 2015. -
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. -
Displaced by war, Yemenis face hardship and hunger
16 May 2017 UNHCR preparing for possible fresh wave of displacement from Hudaydah, as families resort to begging to ward off starvation. -
Aleppo slowly progresses along road to recovery
11 May 2017 UNHCR's Amin Awad visits Homs and Aleppo and witnesses resilient spirits first hand. -
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. -
Syrian shoemaker achieves business success in Morocco
27 Apr 2017 After fleeing war in Syria, Diyaa set up a workshop in Casablanca and won an award for entrepreneurship. -
UNHCR braces for further displacement as Yemen conflict intensifies
25 Apr 2017 On the eve of a key pledging conference to address the crisis in Yemen, the UN Refugee Agency warns up to half a million people could be uprooted by worsening conflict.