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Syrian refugees in Lebanon vulnerable and reliant on aid, study shows
9 Jan 2017The study found families had exhausted their limited resources, and were adapting to survive on the bare minimum.
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Mosul residents face battle for survival
3 Jan 2017Many risk death from stray mortar rounds and stay in bullet-scarred houses.
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Mediterranean Sea: 100 people reported dead yesterday, bringing year total to 5,000
23 Dec 2016An average of 14 people have died every day in the Mediterranean Sea during 2016, the highest number ever recorded.
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Into Mosul’s third month, UNHCR bolsters response to help newly displaced
20 Dec 2016As the Mosul conflict enters its third month, and the number of people displaced climbs, UNHCR is bolstering its capacity to host and support civilians fleeing the fighting as cold weather sets in.
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Statement on Aleppo by UN High Commissioner for Refugees
17 Dec 2016Humanitarian action alone can do little to protect in a situation where there is seemingly a collapse of common humanity on all sides.
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Programmes for direct cash-aid to the displaced reaches record $430M in 2016
17 Dec 2016UNHCR is grateful to its many donors who support our cash-based aid.
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East Aleppo residents tell of horror, cold, and hunger
15 Dec 2016The onset of winter makes it even more vital that families are kept warm and dry – a small comfort after months spent living in constant fear.
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UNHCR updates protection ‘toolkit’ for a world on the move
15 Dec 2016The updated plan provides an overhauled set of best practices, taking into account larger and more complex flows of people in today’s world.
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Growing shelter pressure in Aleppo for the thousands fleeing
2 Dec 2016Many of those who have fled eastern districts are now in unfinished or partly destroyed buildings. Unsanitary conditions and overcrowding are already challenges in a congested city with few open spaces.
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Burning trash to keep warm in Syria town cut off by war
28 Nov 2016“I burn plastic and cardboard in order to get some warmth during the winter,” says 70-year-old Aisha, who fled her home in rural Damascus five years ago.