Spotlight Refugees

I snapped this picture a couple of months back at the Za'atari #refugee camp in Jordan. I wonder how this lovely #Syria girl I met it faring now that #winter is here and the conflict goes from bad to worse to horrific.

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Hi, I am Melissa Fleming, Chief Spokesperson for UNHCR. The most traumatized, vulnerable people on earth are refugees or internally displaced people - individuals forced to flee their homes due to war or persecution. There are over 42 million of them...

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Yesterday, Yehya, 18, became the 1 millionth Syrian to be registered as a refugee in Lebanon. Syrian refugees now equal almost a quarter of the resident population of Lebanon.
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As we mark the third anniversary of the Syria crisis on March 15, we urge you to join the movement to save the youth and children of Syria. Spend a few moments today to learn...

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“If we can find the money to kill people, we can find the money to help people.”
— 10 of the best Tony Benn quotes - as picked by our readers.
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A message for Geneva II Participants

In a registration centre in Jordan, ECHO’s Dina Baslan met a small boy called Ahmad. He asked to borrow her notebook and proceeded to draw...
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“Mohamed, what’s your dream?”
“I want to be an airplane engineer.”
“Wow! And you are only 5 years? You are amazing!”
I met the future of Syria today. #futureofsyria #syria...

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Part of the $1.7 billion in U.S. humanitarian assistance for the Syria crisis is dedicated to providing Syria’s children with much-needed psychosocial support so they can cope...

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Ramin was only 2 days old when her parents decided to flee from Syria. Now she is 3 years old. She doesn’t remember anything about her country but when I asked where she is from,...

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Classroom for Syrian refugees sponsored by #unicef in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. January 23, 2014. #unicefau #education #school #childrenofsyria #syrianrefugee #syria #lebanon...

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