Thank You for Supporting Refugees
At a time when the number of refugees and displaced people around the world reached more than 50 million—the highest since WWII—you gave generously and thoughtfully to UNHCR. Thank you. It would be easy to become overwhelmed by that number, but we’re not and we know...
Refugees caught in heavy snow as storms lash Lebanon and Jordan
GENEVA, January 7 (UNHCR) –Thousands of refugees across Lebanon and Jordan have been struggling to keep warm and protect their shelters this week as severe winter storms bring plummeting temperatures, heavy snow, strong winds and lashing rain to the region. UNHCR...
Italian football great Franco Baresi opens sports centre in Lebanon for UNHCR
TRIPOLI, Lebanon, December 19 (UNHCR) – AC Milan legend Franco Baresi has opened a renovated sports centre in the Lebanon city of Tripoli under a UNHCR project aimed at helping young Syrian refugees overcome trauma and make friends with Lebanese children. The AC Milan...
Displaced Iraqis seek safety and aid in camps as winter falls
ARBAT, Iraq, December 30 (UNHCR) – More than 3,000 internally displaced Iraqis are living in Arbat camp three months after it opened to shelter to some of the 2 million people uprooted by conflict in northern and central Iraq in 2014. They comprise some 660 families,...
Rough Crossing
As he stepped onto a boat on the Indonesia coast, Barat Ali Batoor knew he might not survive the voyage to Australia. But it was a risk he says he had to take. “It was not an easy decision for me,” says Batoor, 31, who proved luckier than many who brave the high seas...
5 Things You Should Know About The #CARcrisis
Violence in Central African Republic continues to flare and drive hundreds of thousands of terrified families from their homes. Here are 5 things to know. 1. How long has it been happening? A history of military coups and rebellion in the Central African Republic...
UN and partners seek US$8.4 billion for new Syria program in 2015
BERLIN, Germany, December 18 (UNHCR) – As Syria’s war heads towards a fifth year, the United Nations and partners today launched a major new humanitarian and development appeal, requesting more than US$8.4 billion to help nearly 18 million people in Syria and...
Resettlement offers hope to ailing Syrian refugees in need of treatment
GENEVA, December 10 (UNHCR) –Young Abdu was born deaf and needed a cochlear implant that could drastically improve his hearing and his life; 17-year-old Abdullah suffered from a blood disorder and was in danger of dying without an urgent transfusion. The problem was...