Of the 7.1 million refugee children of school age, 3.7 million – more than half – do not go to school, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, says in a report
Refugee runners, eyeing Tokyo 2020, win Geneva road race
Refugee athletes emerged victorious in a 10 kilometre road race in Geneva on Saturday, finishing first, second, fourth and fifth in another step towards consideration for next year’s Tokyo 2020
UNHCR witnessed the highest levels of displacement on record
We are now witnessing the highest levels of displacement on record. An unprecedented 68.5 million people around the world have been forced from home. Among them are nearly 25.4 million
Syrian refugee aid plan launched as births in exile hit 1 million
UN agencies and NGOs publish US$5.5 bln plan to help refugees and host countries in 2019-2020, as number of Syrian children born as refugees reaches one million. A typically boisterous
Donors pledge more than US$7 billion to meet needs of displaced Syrian
UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi says many Syrians have lived through experiences “almost beyond contemplation” but are determined to rebuild their lives. Delegates to a major EU and United Nations
Lebanon’s ‘Fun Bus’ offers kids a respite from street work
On a recent afternoon in a drab neighborhood in the west of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, a brightly coloured bus pulls up to the side of a street. A group of
