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09/08/2015
Worsening conditions inside Syria and the region fuel despair, driving thousands towards Europe

Deteriorating conditions in Syria and neighboring countries are driving thousands to risk everything on perilous journeys to Europe.

09/08/2016
USA for UNHCR supporters make a lifesaving difference to refugees fleeing to Europe

By the end of 2015, over a million refugees had arrived in Europe. Thanks to generous donor support, USA for UNHCR can protect refugees and help them rebuild their lives.

07/02/2019
Refugee Crisis in Europe

Millions of refugees have fled violence and persecution in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries seeking safety in Europe.

09/14/2016
With the help of USA for UNHCR supporters, Syrian refugees find a safe haven

USA for UNHCR supporters are with refugees at every step of their journey, helping address existing and new challenges for Syrian refugees in Europe.

07/13/2016
USA for UNHCR supporters making a life-saving difference to refugees fleeing to Europe

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10/21/2015
What It’s Like on the Ground

Watch Maria Pamula, a UNHCR Protection Officer, as she makes her daily rounds, handing out water, smiles and a helping hand.

03/01/2016
UNHCR’s all-out effort to relieve the suffering of refugees

As the refugee crisis in Europe continues to grow, so does UNHCR’s response to handling the continuing flow of refugees into Europe.

04/21/2015
Over a thousand refugees have drowned this month en route to Europe. Meet seven survivors and two rescuers.

Hundreds are feared dead after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean, these are some of the few who survived the journey.

07/08/2019
Six people died each day attempting to cross Mediterranean in 2018

Refugees and migrants attempting to reach Europe via the Mediterranean Sea lost their lives at an alarming rate in 2018.

02/09/2016
Special report outlines risks to refugee women and girls

Are women and girls seeking refuge in Europe exposed to special risks? A task force of experts says yes.

03/01/2022
UNHCR mobilizing to aid forcibly displaced in Ukraine and neighboring countries

The crisis in Ukraine is set to become Europe’s largest refugee crisis this century, and UNHCR is mobilizing resources to respond as quickly and effectively as possible.

08/30/2018
Why do refugees make such desperate journeys?

In June 2018, Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born American and the author of 'The Kite Runner,' traveled to Lebanon as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. Still haunted by the image of the lifeless body of Alan Kurdi — the 3-year-old Syrian refugee boy who died at sea while fleeing to Europe in 2015 — he wanted to understand what drives families to make such desperate journeys. Here are a few of the people Khaled met.

07/12/2017
Statistics

Millions of individuals have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence or human rights violations. Learn more about the number of refugees from various regions and the countries in which they are most often resettling.

11/18/2015
After Paris attacks, refugees should not be turned into scapegoats

UNHCR expresses its shock and horror at the attacks in Paris and cautions against the scapegoating of refugees.

02/11/2015
Breaking Update: Major tragedy in the Mediterranean confirmed

Some 300 feared dead in fresh Mediterranean tragedy.

09/24/2015
Watch her video appeal

Cate Blanchett reminds us all that there is a person behind each of those numbers — a person who is valued by others.

09/15/2014
UNHCR Chief Guterres and Angelina Jolie warn of mounting crisis in the Mediterranean

UNHCR High Commissioner António Guterres and Special Envoy Angelina Jolie warn about the scale of the crisis in the Mediterranean.

04/20/2015
UNHCR calls for urgent action as hundreds feared lost in Mediterranean boat sinking

UNHCR High Commissioner expresses shock at boat capsizing in Mediterranean and the hundreds of lives lost.

09/04/2015
5 Things You Can Do Right Now

Every one of us can take part in helping to save lives and give a voice to the millions of refugees fleeing violence around the world.

09/14/2015
UNHCR urges full and swift implementation of European Commission proposals on refugee crisis

Proposed relocation scheme for 160,000 refugees from Greece, Italy and Hungary would go a long way to address the refugee crisis.

10/05/2015
Washington Post Supports Refugees

USA for UNHCR is the first campaign supported by new Helping Hand initiative.

11/19/2015
See the impact of your help

Gifts from UNHCR donors provide emergency shelter, food, water, healthcare and basic necessities. These photos tell the story.

10/05/2017
Statement by the UN Refugee Agency on two-year anniversary of death of Alan Kurdi

Two years after three-year-old Alan Kurdi was found on a Turkish beach, UNHCR urges the international community to take robust action to prevent more tragedies.

04/29/2015
To save his mother, wife and two children, Fairuz left one son behind. A refugee wrestles with the impossible math of war.

Fairuz and Hannah felt they had no choice but to leave their son behind in order to save the others from airstrikes in Yemen.

10/03/2017
This Week in Refugee News- June 9, 2017

Each week we collect the most interesting, inspiring and innovative refugee stories from around the world. Here are this week’s picks!

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