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From internally displaced to businesswoman: a story of resilience, hope and gratefulness
After having fled her home with her family eight years, ago, Amina, mother of six, decided recently to return with her children to her home in Ar-Rastan city, Homs Governorate. The sole breadwinner of her family, Amina, a bright, optimistic and energetic 43-year old,...
Deir-ez-Zor residents find help to rebuild lives from the city’s ruins
After years of fighting destroyed much of eastern Syria’s largest city and displaced hundreds of thousands of residents, UNHCR is helping families get back on their feet. Standing beside their parched fields on the once fertile banks of the Euphrates River outside...
Where does Darwish feel happiest?
Where does Darwish feel happiest? Learn about the support that is making a difference in people’s lives inside...
UNHCR repaired the civil registry in Al-Bahlouliyah to help people receive civil documents
Civil documents are essential to access many services like education and health care. We have repaired the civil registry in Al-Bahlouliyah, Rural Latakia to help people receive civil documents, like the ID cards and family...
UNHCR’s Grandi urges increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in Syria, including to people returning from displacement
DAMASCUS, Syria – UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, reaffirmed UNHCR’s support to the most vulnerable in Syria and urged an increase in the scope of humanitarian assistance in the country including to people who have chosen to return home following...
2022 UNHCR Call for Expression of Interest, Syria
2022 UNHCR Call for Expression of Interest, Syria The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Syria invites non-governmental organizations (NGOs) authorized to implement health activities projects in North East Syria with the...
UNHCR Support to Covid19 Response in Syria
Only 58% of hospitals are fully functional in Syria COVID-19 has added more pressure on an already strained health care system. Here are some of the ways UNHCR Syria is supporting the Covid19 response in the country. ...
Inside Syria, millions face destitution after a decade of pain
Compounding crises increase misery for Syrian families trying to pick up the pieces after ten years of conflict, including 6.7 million people still displaced inside the country. In a dimly lit room of the tiny apartment in Aleppo where her family now lives,...
A Syrian Returnee Mother Finds A Ray of Hope Through Tailoring
Against all the odds, Syrian returnee Samar started her own tailoring project to sustain a living for her family and restore dignity.
Announcement
Dear Refugees/Asylum-seekers, In view of the current situation, and in order to maintain everyone’s health and safety, please be advised that interviews with UNHCR will now be available upon a prior appointment only. If you have any urgent matter that requires an...
Notification Modification of Monthly Multi-Purpose Cash Grant (MPCG)
Dear Refugees, UNHCR would like to inform you that as of March 1, 2020 the eligibility criteria of MPCG have been modified to include more refugee families. The monthly MPCG has been modified as follows: Number of People Registered in the File Monthly MPCG 1 58000 2...