Following indications of an outbreak of acute jaundice (largely caused by hepatitis E virus) among refugees in Dadaab camp complex in northern Kenya, UNHCR is running a comprehensive public health response… UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency
The majority are heading to villages in other parts of Kismayo, Jilib and Jamame districts. Some are moving towards Mogadishu or Kenya. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency
Abu Omar works as a hotel sales manager in the Gulf. He returned earlier this year to Syria to get married, but nearly died trying to reach safety in Lebanon. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees and Iraqi returnees in Iraq Domiz Refugee Camp, Iraq, 16 September […]
The Society for Humanitarian Solidarity uses its cash prize to build a primary school for 350 refugee children at Kharaz Camp in Yemen. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR reaches Kachins sent back from China UNHCR is seriously concerned over reports that China has sent back groups of Myanmar nationals to insecure parts of […]
Syria: refugee crisis – Tuesday 4 September 2012 Children play at a Syrian refugees camp in Faida in northern Kurdish Dohuk province, Iraq. More than 10,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Iraq's northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan since Syria crisis worsened, Iraqi local officials said on Tuesday. Read more on The Guardian Notorious Criminal At […]
10000 Syrian Refugees Stuck At Turkish Border Turkey has so far taken in more than 80,000 Syrians, and all nine Turkish refugee camps along the border are full. Until recently, newcomers were being housed in schools, dormitories or sports centers near the border while Turkish authorities scamper … Read more on NPR
Cars in Jilazun refugee camp torched and vandalized A Palestinian vehicle was torched and vandalized Tuesday night in the Jilazun refugee camp north of Ramallah. The slogans “Death to the Enemy,” “Migron price tag,” “Revenge on the Arabs,” and “Freedom for the homeland,” were spray-painted on walls … Read more on The Times of Israel […]
John Mpaliza set out from his home town of Reggio Emilia in Italy in July and has visited UNHCR in Geneva en route to Brussels in a 1,600 km walk. UNHCR | The UN Refugee Agency As influx to eastern Lebanon rises, UNHCR tackles shelter challenge Some 2,200 Syrian refugees arrive in the Bekaa Valley […]
