refugees

Vulnerable Iraqi refugees wait for food distribution in Damascus, Syria

UN agencies resume food relief for Iraqi refugees in Syria

26 June 2008
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN refugee agency said today that they have resumed food distributions to tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees in the Syrian capital, Damascus, after a two-month interruption.

Iraqi refugees in Iran held up by red tape and border closures, UN says

12 June 2008
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says that some 300 ethnic Arab Iraqi refugees in Jahrom camp in southern Iran have been waiting since last year for security clearance from the Iraqi authorities before they can return, while another 200 refugees in the camp have also expressed interest in returning to their home country.
High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres and UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid

Sister UN agencies boost ties to better serve world’s vulnerable

1 May 2008
The United Nations agencies tasked with assisting refugees and promoting sexual and reproductive health rights have bolstered their partnership to tackle common challenges such as combating sexual and gender-based violence and addressing the needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs).

Iraqi crisis fuels rise in asylum-seekers in industrialized world – UN report

18 March 2008
A five-year decline in asylum applications in developed countries turned around in 2007 largely because of Iraqis fleeing violence in their home country, according to statistics released today by the United Nations refugee agency.