Syria: The humanitarian situation in Syria is still affected by two major disasters both manmade disaster (Refugees from Iraq) and natural disaster (The worst drought that hit Syria since four...
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Syria: The humanitarian situation in Syria is still affected by two major disasters both manmade disaster (Refugees from Iraq) and natural disaster (The worst drought that hit Syria since four...
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Highlights Palestinians from Iraq endure floods at border camps Heavy rain on the night of 28 October resulted in flooding at the two camps for Palestinians from Iraq stranded at the Syrian-Iraqi...
DAMASCUS, 17 November 2008 (IRIN) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is "hopeful" of resolving a Syrian ban on imported rice that has left 30,000 Iraqi refugees facing much reduced food...
The United Nations says not a single country has responded to an appeal it made two weeks ago for urgent help for Syria, which is facing its worst drought in 40 years. The UN says it needs $20...
(New York, 1 October 2008): The United Nations today launched an appeal for $ 20,228,570 to work with governmental partners and non-governmental organisations to help up to one million...
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Syria is currently experiencing a drought that is by far the worst over the past four decades. The Syrian Government estimates that 200,000 families (up to one million people)...
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Highlights 9 Year Old Boy Dies at Al Tanf Refugee Camp A nine year old boy died after he was hit by a truck that reversed into Al Tanf refugee camp. This is the second child to die after being hit by...
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DAMASCUS, 6 August 2008 (IRIN) - With a Shia mother and a Sunni father, and having worked for the US forces in Iraq, Asad al-Johari and his family found themselves a target for both sides of...
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By Monica Awad JARAMANA, Syria, 21 July 2008 - Noujoud Moh'd is a Palestinian refugee residing in the Jaramana camp in Syria. Like the other 5,000 refugees living in the official camp - as well as...
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By Marixie Mercado HUSEINEYEH CAMP, Syria, 24 June 2008 - If Aziza Melkash were not in this yellow-curtained room among 31 other teenagers intently discussing research findings, she would be holed up...
Damascus/Syria, Los Angeles/US - International Medical Corps (IMC) and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent Society (SARC), opened a jointly operated clinic in Damascus. The El Sayeda Zainab Clinic is one of...
The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) and United Nations Relief Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), signed Thursday an agreement to rehabilitate 'al-Nayrab camp' for Palestinian...
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The UAE Red Crescent will donate $5 million to UNRWA under a new agreement signed in Abu Dhabi on 10th April. The funds will enable UNRWA to proceed to phase two of its innovative project to...
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Rasha Dessouki, dressed in a white lab coat, is transferring water from a pipette to a beaker for a class at the Damascus Training Centre. "My mother has been encouraging me to study pharmacy since I...
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DAMASCAS, Syrian Arab Republic, 25 February 2008 - After a recent three-day trip to Damascus, UNICEF MENA Regional Director Sigrid Kaag noted that Syria is on track to achieve major progress for...
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This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Jennifer Pagonis - to whom quoted text may be attributed at the press briefing, on 19 February 2008, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. ...