Ex-Olympics chief Rogge visits young Syrian refugees in Jordan with message of hope
AZRAQ REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, October 29 (UNHCR) – Former Olympics chief Jacques Rogge on Wednesday welcomed plans to build a youth sports complex in Jordan’s Azraq Refugee Camp and said it would help Syrian children overcome the trauma of war and displacement....
Shooting the past
Just 19 years old, Fatima is already a widowed mother of three and a refugee from the conflict in Syria. Through photography, she has found a way to relate her experiences and begin rebuilding her shattered life. “Sometimes when I see my friends who are the same age,...
Fresh displacement crisis in Iraq as 180,000 flee town of Hit
GENEVA, October 14 (UNHCR) –The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that an estimated 180,000 people have fled from the central Iraq town of Hit following its capture by ISIS and affiliated armed groups at the weekend. The town’s mostly Sunni residents, as...