Growing up as a refugee: 'I miss my childhood'
Aside from the fact that she is a refugee, Amal Osman is in every other way like a typical 14-year-old. She rolls her eyes when asked questions she doesn't want to answer, speaks in monosyllables and...
View ArticleGovernment of Canada announces funding for humanitarian assistance in Syria...
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the principal United Nations organization mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to...
View ArticleShare a meal with a Syrian child refugee this Thanksgiving
It’s never been easier to help the thousands of children displaced by the refugee crisis. With a simple tap on your phone, you could share a meal with a hungry child. The United...
View Article400,000 Syrian refugee children not in school in Turkey: HRW
More than 400,000 Syrian children living in Turkey are not in school, largely because of financial hardship, a plight which could push more refugees into making a desperate journey to Europe or even...
View ArticleSyrian refugees in US fear for those left behind
Sitting on a donated couch in her modest Chicago apartment, Safa Mshymish knows she is among the lucky ones: a Syrian refugee welcomed into the United States before the tide of public opinion turned....
View ArticleYakzan Shishakly offers refugees from Syria’s civil war a safe space
Yakzan Shishakly is a towering presence – at 6 feet, 4 inches, he stands well above the huddle of 4-foot-tall youngsters crowding at his sides. But the schoolchildren of the Bayti (“My Home”) Orphanage...
View ArticleAID AGENCIES CALL FOR A ‘NEW DEAL’ FOR SYRIA’S REFUGEES (Save the Children...
(Source: Save the Children International) The international community must agree a bold new deal for Syria's refugees if it is serious about tackling the largest humanitarian crisis since World War II,...
View ArticleSyrian refugee crisis likely to get worse: Peter Dutton
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton says the Syrian refugee crisis will likely "get worse before it gets better", signalling a pessimistic assessment of global efforts to find a political circuit-breaker...
View ArticleBen Carson, visiting Syrian refugees in Jordan, says he 'saw pain on faces'
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson, whose grasp of foreign policy issues has been called into question on the campaign trail, paid a surprise visit Saturday to camps in Jordan housing Syrian...
View ArticleMinisters meet with Syrian refugees in Jordan (Department of Citizenship and...
(Source: Department of Citizenship and Immigration of Canada) November 29, 2015 - Amman, Jordan - Today, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable...
View ArticleMinisters meet with Syrian refugees in Jordan (Embassy of Canada in France)
(Source: Embassy of Canada in France) November 29, 2015 - Amman, Jordan - Today, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister...
View ArticleMinisters meet with Syrian refugees in Jordan (Government of Canada)
(Source: Government of Canada) November 29, 2015 - Amman, Jordan - Today, the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of...
View ArticleUN official tells Julie Bishop Palestinian refugees vulnerable in Syrian turmoil
The United Nations agency responsible for educating half a million Palestinian children was almost forced to postpone the school year because of sharp funding shortfalls from international aid donors....
View ArticleSyrian refugees in US fear for those left behind
Sitting on a donated couch in her modest Chicago apartment, Safa Mshymish knows she is among the lucky ones: a Syrian refugee welcomed into the United States before the tide of public opinion turned....
View ArticleThe Sezgin Baran Korkmaz Initiative: For the Sake of Our Children
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Relief International (RI) launched the $20,000,000 Sezgin Baran Korkmaz Initiative: For the Sake of Our Children on Monday evening, November 16,...
View ArticleWhat one Syrian family thinks about coming to the UK
The UK is taking in 20,000 Syrian refugees between now and 2020. But how does a family feel about a new life in an unfamiliar place? "I know it's very cold," says Bayhas, 11. "It's the country of...
View Article€200mn humanitarian aid package for Syria crisis and Iraq delivered by...
(Source: ECHO - Humanitarian Aid Office) The European Commission has successfully delivered the €200 million humanitarian aid package for the Syria Crisis, and Iraq, which was announced in September by...
View Article€200mn humanitarian aid package for Syria crisis and Iraq delivered by...
(Source: European Commission) The European Commission has successfully delivered the €200 million humanitarian aid package for the Syria Crisis, and Iraq, which was announced in September by President...
View ArticleBBC 100 Women: Syria's 'lost generation' of children
At least two million Syrian children have dropped out of school because of the war which began almost five years ago, according to estimates by the UN children's fund, Unicef. The violence engulfing...
View ArticleGrowing up as a refugee: 'I miss my childhood'
Aside from the fact that she is a refugee, Amal Osman is in every other way like a typical 14-year-old. She rolls her eyes when asked questions she doesn't want to answer, speaks in monosyllables and...
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