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Syrian doctor devotes his life to serve displaced, refugees and vulnerable
Practicing medicine for more than fifty years, the 74-year-old doctor spends most of his day in his clinic providing medical assistance to thousands of displaced and vulnerable people.
Rehabilitating Schools As More Children Return in Aleppo
UNHCR and partner PUI completed the rehabilitation of two schools as part of its response to empower education system and to support the student to return back to schools.
UNHCR helps returnees rebuild their lives in east-Aleppo
Despite challenges, the people of Aleppo are returning to their devastated homes. UNHCR, with its partners, is providing simple yet effective solutions to alleviate the challenges and help them rebuild their houses and pick up their lives.
UNHCR exerting efforts to support displaced people living in camps northern Syria
Displaced people living in the camps in northern Syria in very harsh conditions, tired, scared and without access to the most basic necessities to survive. UNHCR together with humanitarian partners are coordinating efforts to bring them life-saving assistance and reduce their suffering.
UNHCR convoys in northeast Syria help tens of thousands displaced by ongoing Raqqa fighting
Humanitarian assistance dramatically stepped-up following newly-reopened land route.
Desperate needs and pleas for safe passage out of Raqqa
UNHCR’s Representative in Syria, Sajjad Malik, travelled to Raqqa governorate and met with Syrians who have fled the besieged city. Malik heard from people in desperate need as he visited the Ein Issa camp on Saturday – with people pleading for safe passage for the family left behind.
A talented Iraqi refugee hopes to teach students around the world
Mais is an Iraqi refugee living in Syria since 2006. She is very talented with a very beautiful singing voice. Graduated from Damascus University, Faculty of Dentistry in 2015, she won a university scholarship for a master’s degree in Maxillofacial surgery in...
Refugees and UNHCR’s Syria staff celebrate World Refugee Day 2017
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Syria marked the World Refugee Day (WRD) with different events highlighting refugees’ resilience and talents and UNHCR’s role in assisting them.
UNHCR delivered the first humanitarian convoy by road to Al Hassakeh
Despite challenges, UNHCR Syria reaches thousands of people recently displaced from Ar-Raqqa through a humanitarian convoy from Aleppo to Al-Hassakeh.
Volunteer Work Help Refugee in Syria Make a Difference
After being inspired as a young girl by an Outreach Volunteer, Mariam is now a medical volunteer inspiring others.
UNHCR delivers medical equipment to Ain Az-Zaman in Sweida
UNHCR handed over medical equipment to Ein Az-Zaman, the Druze religious entity with a charity arm that attends to the people most in need in Sweida.
UNHCR helps displaced students apply for their final 9th grade public exams
The Syria crisis made it difficult for students to attend their final exams in many parts of the country, UNHCR together with partners made it possible for these students to sit for the 9th-grade exams.