United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Type: Organization

Name: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (UNHCR)

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 4 reports

More than 1.5m flee Syrian conflict

The United Nations' refugee agency says more than 1.5 million people have fled the conflict in Syria.Most are in camps in neighbouring Jordan and Lebanon.The UNHCR says the situation inside Syria has deteriorated dramatically this year.Ten weeks ago it ... [Published Radio New Zealand - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Syria, Refugees, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (...

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 2 reports

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million: UNHCR

Geneva, May 18 (IANS) The number of Syrian refugees, who are either registered or awaiting registration, has surpassed 1.5 million, while the actual number is much higher, according to the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).The increasingly widening gap between ... [Published News Track India - 18 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees, Geneva, Donor

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 8 reports

1.5mn Syrians are now refugees: UNHCR

font size decrease font size increase font sizeThe United Nations refugee agency has announced that the number of Syrian civilians who have fled to other countries to escape violence in their homeland has now exceeded 1.5 million.At a press conference ... [Published IRIB World Service - 18 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees, Lebanon, United Nations, Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 reports

UNHCR leads efforts for homecoming of 10,000 Filipino refugees in Sabah

COTABATO CITY, May 18 (PNA)– The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), in coordination with the Department of Social Welfare and Development – Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (DSWD-ARMM), is working for the proper documentation and ... [Published Positive News Media - 20 hours ago]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees, Evacuee, Malaysia

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

UNHCR prepositioning aid for Darfur refugees in Tissi ahead ...

UNHCR is prepositioning aid for tens of thousands of Darfur refugees in eastern Chad amid fears heavy rains will cut off access to the group. Almost 30,000 people recently fled communal violence in North and West Darfur, Sudan. The refugees are mainly ... [Published TrustLaw - May 17 2013]

Entities: Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Darfur

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Lebanon: UNHCR Registration Trends for Syrians Weekly Statistics 16 May 2013

Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Lebanon, Syria

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 12 reports

Syria refugee count tops 1.5 million, UN says

More than 1.5 million refugees have fled Syria, the UN's refugee agency said Friday, noting that the real number could be much higher as the count only reflects those who had registered with aid groups.EnlargeSyrian refugees take part in a demonstration ... [Published GlobalPost - May 17 2013]

Entities: Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Syria

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Somalia: UNHCR Somalia Operational Highlights 6-12 May 2013

Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Kenya, Somalia Political and Security South-central: On 6 May, Al Shabab fighters ambushed the Raskambooni police base in Dobley town. The armed clashes lasted more than half an hour and one Raskambooni ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: Somalia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Al Shabaab, Sheikh Mukhtar Abdirahman Godane, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Lebanon: UNHCR Lebanon - Syrian Refugees Registered in Lebanon

Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: Lebanon, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Refugees

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

‘Jordan hosting largest number of registered Syrian refugees’

AMMAN — Jordan has received the largest influx of Syrian refugees compared with neighbouring states, the UN announced on Thursday, as hundreds of Syrians fled to the country.In a press statement issued on Thursday, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) revealed ... [Published Jordan Times - May 16 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Displacement

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Jordan: Za'atri Detailed Indicator Report Week 18 | 27 April - 3 May 2013

Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Jordan, Syrian Arab Republic ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 17 2013]

Entities: Jordan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Syria

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

4/ Jordan hosts largest number of Syrian refugees – UNHCR

/4/New York, 16 May (Petra) — The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced on Thursday that the number of Syrian refugees outside Syria exceeded 1,5 million.The commission said that Jordan now hosts the largest number of registered ... [Published Federation of Arab News Agencies - May 16 2013]

Entities: Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (..., Jordan

Quotes

"Refugees tell us the increased fighting and changing of control of towns and villages, in particular in conflict areas, results in more and more civilians deciding to leave. Over the past four months, we have seen a rapid deterioration when compared to the previous 20 months of this conflict" he said

U.N.: More than 1.5 million fled Syria, 4 million more displaced within nation [Published CNN - 4 hours ago]

"They have not given any financial aid for the immigrants so far" Afghan Immigration Ministry Attache in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Misri Khan Momand said

UNHCR Pays 14 Million Pakistani Rupees, Afghan Attaches in Pakistan Deny [Published Tolo News - 5 hours ago]

...Boldrini said a rampant "macho and homophobic culture" reduced "women to objects and homosexuals to caricatures, making them isolated groups who are simply tolerated as long they do not claim their rights and their identity."

Marriage Equality / LGBT Rights Update 5/17/13 [Published Gayapolis - 17 hours ago]

"Over the past four months, we have seen a rapid deterioration compared to the previous 20 months of this conflict" he said

Syrian refugees now exceed 1.5 million: UNHCR [Published News Track India - 18 hours ago]

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