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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. -
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. -
After packed boats take on water, 20 feared dead in Mediterranean
16 May 2017 Rescuers save 500 men, women and children after four rubber boats founder in choppy waters between Libya and Italy in latest sea tragedy. -
As South Sudan crisis deepens, more funds needed for refugees
15 May 2017 UNHCR and its partners launch a major new humanitarian appeal, seeking more than US$1.4 billion to provide vital aid to those fleeing fighting and hunger. -
UNHCR delivers food and relief items to DRC refugees in Angola
12 May 2017 Prosperous farmer is grateful to escape DRC violence that has caused over 20,000 to flee. -
Aleppo slowly progresses along road to recovery
11 May 2017 UNHCR's Amin Awad visits Homs and Aleppo and witnesses resilient spirits first hand. -
Skin markings save farmer escaping DRC violence
5 May 2017 Tribal tattooing helps woman flee militia rampage in Kasai province, which has driven close to 20,000 people to seek refuge in neighbouring Angola. -
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.