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Number of Syrian Kurds fleeing to Turkey nears 140,000; humanitarian needs mount
23 Sep 2014 The first in a series of airlifts bringing aid for up to 200,000 people is expected to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday, followed by three more flights this week. -
UNHCR reports sharp increase in number of Iraqis fleeing to Jordan and Turkey
23 Sep 2014 Some 60 per cent of the refugees in Jordan cite fears of ISIS as reason for flight. An average 120 Iraqis per day register with UNHCR in Jordan in September. -
UNHCR steps up response as 130,000 Syrian refugees cross into Turkey
22 Sep 2014 The Turkish authorities and UNHCR are preparing for the possibility of hundreds of thousands more refugees arriving in the coming days. -
Stateless in the Philippines: Indonesian descendants feel torn between two lands
15 Sep 2014 But due to efforts by the two governments and UNHCR, over 6,000 people of Indonesian descent in Mindanao could soon have a nationality and official status. -
Nansen Refugee Award: Butterflies take wing to help others
12 Sep 2014 Through the Butterflies network, Benedicia regained control of her life and avoided being sucked into the quagmire of violence and extortion in Buenaventura. -
Typhoon Haiyan: Rebuilding identities in the central Philippines
8 Sep 2014 Amid recovery efforts in the central Philippines, UNHCR is helping tens of thousands of typhoon survivors to replace lost civil documents or to acquire them for the first time. -
Minority families in Pakistan displaced by war but optimistic about peace
7 Jul 2014 Christian and Hindu families among the hundreds of thousands who have fled as the Pakistan army battles Pakistan Taliban in North Waziristan. -
UNHCR warns of dramatic consequences if funding gaps for Syrian refugees continue
3 Jul 2014 The UN refugee agency and its partners call on donors to fund a $3.74 billion programme as the Syria crisis deepens into its fourth year. -
Fresh fighting in Pakistan's North Waziristan displaces more than 75,000 into Afghanistan
2 Jul 2014 UNHCR and partners are working to coordinate relief efforts and deliver assistance, providing tents and other basic relief items to the most vulnerable.