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Winter Assistance Helps Syrian Refugee Families In Zaatari Camp
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Middle East, Afghanistan and Ukraine

“If I had not received the winter cash assistance, I would have been helpless”

As temperatures plunge in the Northern Hemisphere, UNHCR is stepping up support to help refugees.

Kenya_Drought Response
© UNHCR/Charity Nzomo
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Worldwide

Climate crisis in the spotlight

Urgent action needed to curb impact of climate change on world’s most vulnerable

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Syria

The extraordinary story of Yusra Mardini hits our screens

The Swimmers debuts on Netflix next week

Syrian woman collects water in Jordan
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Jordan

What it’s like to be a Syrian refugee

After 10 years in Jordan, mother-of-two Nour is settled in her new community. But cost-of-living increases mean her economic situation remains precarious.

Angela Merkel, Former Chancellor of Germany
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Worldwide

Dr Angela Merkel honoured for ‘true leadership’ in protecting refugees

Dr Angela Merkel has received the UNHCR Refugee Nansen Award for her work protecting refugees at the height of the Syrian crisis.

 A Young girl stands in front of her tent while it snows in Beqaa valley.
UNHCR / Houssam Hariri
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Middle East, Afghanistan and Ukraine

Winter looms for displaced families

Winter will add to the suffering for refugees and displaced families in Europe, the Middle East and central Asia.

Pakistan. UNHCR provides emergency support in flood-stricken Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan

UNHCR rushes aid by air and road after Pakistan floods

Triggered by heavy monsoon rains, catastrophic floods in Pakistan have washed away homes and affected millions of people.

Shalle Hassan Abdirahman, a 53-year-old Somali refugee, was forced to flee his home with his family because of  worsening drought and violence from armed extremist group Al-Shabab.
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Horn of Africa

Somalia has reached a tipping point

The Horn of Africa is experiencing a catastrophic drought, however, the situation is particularly dire in Somalia.

Janine Allis with Malak, a Syrian refugee living in Jordan.
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Jordan

Malak's story

Kate Dundas connects with a Syrian refugee woman in Jordan.

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