UNHCR
UN: More than 100,000 Libyans displaced by armed turmoil in October
World
November 15, 2014
UN: More than 100,000 Libyans displaced by armed turmoil in October
Armed conflicts in Libya displaced 106,420 Libyans in October alone, driving the total from May to more than 393,400, the…
More than 2 million have fled Syria: UN
Egypt
September 3, 2013
More than 2 million have fled Syria: UN
More than two million Syrians have now fled their country, the UNHCR said Tuesday, as top US officials pressed a…
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
World
August 23, 2013
Number of children who have fled Syria reaches a million, says U.N.
The number of Syrian children forced to flee their devastated homeland will on Friday reach a million, half of all…
UNHCR appeals to Egypt to protect Ethiopians in Cairo
Egypt
June 12, 2013
UNHCR appeals to Egypt to protect Ethiopians in Cairo
Mohamed al-Dairy, regional representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Egypt, has appealed to all Egyptians…
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Iraqi refugees in Egypt still suffer from ambiguous legal status
Abu Hussein, an Iraqi refugee, is reticent to speak of his experiences in Egypt — most refugees are. He regards…
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
World
March 10, 2013
UN says Syrian refugee numbers could triple by end of 2013
The number of refugees outside Syria could triple by the end of the year from the 1 million registered now…
United Nations: More than 40,000 Syrians in Egypt
Egypt
October 7, 2012
United Nations: More than 40,000 Syrians in Egypt
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee estimated on Sunday that more than 40,000 Syrians have fled to Egypt. UNHCR…
5,000 Syrians flee to Jordan in three days, charity says
World
July 24, 2012
5,000 Syrians flee to Jordan in three days, charity says
More than 5,000 Syrians fled to Jordan over the past three days to escape escalating bloodshed in their homeland, a…
Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians
World
July 10, 2012
Jordan opens new refugee camp for Syrians
MAFRAQ, Jordan — Jordan opened a new refugee camp Tuesday near the border with Syria to accommodate the growing number…
UN agency releases new estimate of refugees in Egypt
Egypt
November 16, 2011
UN agency releases new estimate of refugees in Egypt
The total number of refugees and asylum-seekers registered at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office in Cairo reached…