News Stories, 6 March 2013 © UNHCR/N.Daoud A line of Syrian refugee women, some carrying children, cross into Jordan from southern Syria. The outflow this year has been staggering. GENEVA, March 6 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency, citing data received from UNHCR's offices in the Syria region, on...

The High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres welcomes new legislation, the Law on Foreigners and International Protection, recently adopted by the Turkish Government, as a reflection of Turkey’s strong commitment to humanitarian values and principles. UNHCR, which has supported the drafti...

GAZIANTEP, Turkey, April 25 (UNHCR) – Refugee children from Syria have few reasons to smile. The two-year-long conflict in their homeland has brought great suffering to them and their parents. But on Wednesday in Turkey, one group of Syrian refugee children received something to bring a small bit of...

Syrian students to attend afternoon ‘second shifts’. Starting at the end of November, Syrian students at 70 schools across Lebanon will attend classes during special “second shifts” in the afternoons, says the United Nations Higher Commission for Refugees

Sidon network extends enrollment for Syrians. Lebanon: The Sidon School Network will open registration Saturday to place the remaining Syrian refugee children in public and private schools around the city, the body announced Wednesday.Some 2,800 Syrian school-age refugees have already registered

he United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, on Wednesday visited Zahle and Jebb Jennine in West Bekaa, to inspect the condition of the Syrian refugees and the hosting local communities.

The partner of French President Francois Hollande, Valerie Trierweiler, visited on Tuesday a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon to urge for more help to deal with the refugee influx.

Fatima, who did not provide her last name as her husband is still in Syria, told Al-Shorfa she and her family decided to make the journey because the situation in Qalamoun was unbearable. "On Saturday morning (November 16th), my family and I left under heavy shelling, taking only the clothes we were...

Refugee protection is the responsibility of the entire global community, not only Turkey or other neighboring countries, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative to Turkey Carol Batchelor has said. “We need a more robust response from the international community to help...

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that more than 20,000 Syrian refugees have arrived in Turkey since the start of the year in the biggest influx since early 2013. Over recent days more than 500 people have been arriving daily across official crossing points, sometimes as many as 1,000-2,000 ...