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UNHCR responds to deadly earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria
7 Feb 2023 Teams from the UN Refugee Agency are on the ground to provide life-saving assistance to families affected by the disaster. -
UNHCR statement on the return of displaced Syrians
26 Jul 2021 As the dire socio-economic impact of COVID-19 worsens conditions for displaced Syrians, both inside Syria and in hosting countries, UNHCR calls for support for the displaced and their choices. -
Iraqi couple among world's first refugees to get COVID-19 jab
14 Jan 2021 After receiving inoculation as part of Jordan's national vaccination plan, Iraqi refugee Raia hopes life will soon return to normal and other refugees will follow her lead. -
Cash assistance lessens economic pain of COVID in Jordan
17 Dec 2020 As World Bank-UNHCR study reveals jump in poverty among refugees and host communities during pandemic, cash programmes that offset impact must be scaled up in 2021. -
Refugees across Arab world feel economic pain of coronavirus
1 May 2020 As COVID-19 restrictions ravage livelihoods in the global economy, refugees and displaced people in Middle East and North Africa are among the hardest hit. -
UNHCR chief urges action over conditions for asylum-seekers on Greek island
28 Nov 2019 Filippo Grandi bears witness to conditions at the Moria centre on Lesvos and calls on European states to help Greece address situation -
After decades in the shadows, stateless activist says 'finally I exist'
7 Oct 2019 Actress and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett interviews statelessness activist Maha Mamo about her 30-year-push to belong. -
New exhibition in Venice explores the experience of refugees
11 May 2019 Rothko in Lampedusa showcases work by artists such as Ai Weiwei and those of five emerging artists from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast and Somalia who are refugees. -
UNHCR Ambassador Ben Stiller tells U.S. Congress: Syrian refugees still need support
2 May 2019