وقع الدكتور أحمد عماد الدين راضي وزير الصحة والسكان، اليوم، مذكرة تفاهم مع السفيرة "أليزابيث تان" ممثلة مفوضية الأمم المتحدة في مصر لشؤون اللاجئين؛ لوضع إطار للتعاون بين الوزارة والمفوضية لإتاحة خدمات الرعاية الصحية الأولية، والخدمات العلاجية والتي تشمل الطوارئ الطبية بالنظام الصحي المصري إلى طالبي ...

It was more than telling that when asked about directions to reach to "Syrian Street" in the heart of 6th of October City area, a young Syrian gave directions in a perfect Syrian accent. "You will find Syrian Street in front of Al-Hosary Mosque," he said. It is not a coincidence, as Al-Hosary Mosqu...

An international meeting in Geneva on the plight of Syrian refugees concluded today with new offers of resettlement places and other forms of humanitarian admission places by States, but also highlighting the challenges over the next three years in narrowing the gap between the number of places coun...

نظمت مفوضية الأمم المتحدة لشئون اللاجئين بالإسكندرية، اليوم، ومكتبة الإيداع بمكتبة الإسكندرية ومنظمة الأمم المتحدة للأمومة والطفولة UNICEF، احتفالية بمناسبة اليوم العالمى للتنوع الثقافى. وتضمنت الاحتفالية مجموعة من الأغانى القصيرة وعرضاً مسرحياً، ويقدمها مجموعة من شباب وأطفال اللاجئين السوريين المقي...

Amir Awad is no stranger to adversity. He entered his first wrestling tournament in his native Syria aged 11, and went on to grapple and fight his way to the top of his sport, eventually becoming a Syrian, Arab and pan-Asian champion. After the outbreak of Syria’s conflict in 2011, however, he face...

BERLIN, Germany – Every Friday evening, the Jellinek family gather for a Shabbat dinner at their home in central Berlin. Chaim, his wife Kyra and three of their four children sit around a candlelit table to recite blessings over wine and good food. This year, their weekly tradition has included an ...

CAIRO, Egypt, February 23 (UNHCR) – A picture at an exhibition has helped to change the life of Judy El Khatib, a nine-year-old Syrian girl who had been unable to move her right arm since suffering bad burn injuries four years ago. The young refugee suffered the debilitating injury in Damascus no...

Sharjah: Shaikha Jawaher Bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, called on the international community to help Syrian refugees and stand by the countries hosting these refugees by sharing the responsib...

As part of the partnership with the LEGO Foundation, UNHCR supported the Lebanese Ministry of Education (MEHE) to introduce playful learning activities for children in public kindergartens through the training of counsellors from the Department of Orientation and Counselling.

The first Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK since the government announced it was expanding its protection scheme have arrived. The government has not disclosed how many were in the group nor clarified whether they were already due to arrive before the scheme was expanded. The prime mini...