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School children, including those with refugee backgrounds, read real-life stories about refugees during a classroom lesson in London, Britain July 15, 2016. (Reuters)

UN Says Next British Govt. Should Do More for Refugees Escaping Conflict

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 8, 2017 | World

The United Nations refugee agency called on Monday the next British government to “do the right thing” when it comes to refugees, saying it can do more to help them. The UNHCR representative to the UK, Gonzalo Vargas Llosa, said the new government should increase...

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Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini, newly appointed UNHCR’s Goodwill Ambassador, speaks to the media about her appointment at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, April 27, 2017. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Syrian Swimmer Yusra Mardini Becomes UNHCR Ambassador

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 28, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- The United Nations refugee agency said Thursday it had enlisted Syrian swimmer Yusra Mardini to help raise awareness about the plight of refugees by appointing her as its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Mardini “has become a powerful voice for the forcibly...

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Migrants rest as a policeman watches them near Hungary’s border fence on the Serbian side of the border near Morahalom, Hungary, February 22, 2016. REUTERS/Laszlo Balogh/File Photo

UN Urges Europe to Stop Sending Migrants to Hungary

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 11, 2017 | World

Geneva- The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR issued a statement on Monday calling on European Union states not to send Middle Eastern and African asylum seekers back to Hungary for assessment until that country amends its new law on detaining migrants at the...

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A Syrian refugee boy stands in a pool of water as he looks at others outside tents at a makeshift settlement in Bar Elias in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, January 5, 2015.
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UN: Number of Syrian Refugees Passes Five Million

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 30, 2017 | Middle East

The number of Syrian refugees in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt now exceeds five million, the United Nations said Thursday, appealing for more assistance. “As the number of men, women and children fleeing six years of war in Syria passes the five...

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Firefighters search for the bodies of civilians who were killed after an air strike against ISIS triggered a massive explosion in Mosul, Iraq. (Reuters)

Air Raids Kill Hundreds of ISIS Hostages in Mosul

by Dalshad Abdullah | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Mosul – Dozens of besieged residents were killed and buried in collapsed buildings in Mosul after two air strikes targeted residences where ISIS had hoisted its flag to mislead the coalition air force and Iraqi army. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)...