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NWS Legal Assistance Consent Form [EN/AR]
Introduction and Guidance: Remember: If consent is not obtained, do not proceed with the referral. Instead, explain to him/her how to access the service if they change their mind at a later stage and...
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Somalia + 3 more
UNHCR Somalia: Operational Update (February 2024)
OVERVIEW In February, the humanitarian crisis in Somalia continued, with millions of Somalis in need of humanitarian assistance. The Protection and Returns Monitoring Network (PRMN), which has been...
Türkiye + 1 more
Syrians Face Dire Conditions in Turkish-Occupied ‘Safe Zone’ [EN/TR]
No Access to Livelihoods; Dangerous Smuggling to Reach other Areas of Syria (Beirut) – Turkish authorities are deporting or otherwise pressuring thousands of Syrians to leave the country to Tel...
The men are gone – but the patriarchy remains: The struggles of women left behind in Syria’s ‘no-man land’
Dania Kareh Years of conflict have led to thousands of men dying or being pushed away. Now, says Dania Kareh, the women who remain face a huge challenge as stubborn social, economic and educational...
Syria + 21 more
Survey of Economic and Social Developments in the Arab Region: 2022-2023 [EN/AR]
ESCWA: War on Gaza and the Sudan conflict weigh on Arab economies, with grim prospects for 2024-2025 Beirut, 27 March 2024 --With the persistence of the war in Ukraine, economic uncertainty continues...
The Kids of the Islamic State: A Childhood Stolen
By Jewan Abdi HASSAKE, Syria, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) - Rozena, a 31-year-old woman from Guyana, says she travelled to Turkey in 2015 to join an NGO which helped Syrian refugees. That’s all she’ll reveal...
Abandoned Children Growing Problem in Northern Syria
By Sonia Al Ali IDLIB, Syria, Mar 27 2024 (IPS) - Wael Al-Hassan was returning from work in the Syrian city of Harim when he heard the sound of a baby crying. He was returning from work on December...
Jordan + 1 more
Refugees in Jordan: a data-driven approach for change
Jordan hosts a huge number of refugees. Many have been living in Jordan for decades but still struggle to create fulfilling lives. This briefing reports on a project that supported refugee...
Somalia + 11 more
Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes Region - Somalia situation | Population of concern to UNHCR (as of 29 Feb 2024)
As of February 2024, Somalia was host to 39,000 registered refugees and asylum seekers, mainly from Ethiopia and Yemen. Over 800,000 Somali refugees and asylum seekers are also hosted in the...
Uganda + 12 more
Regional Bureau for East and Horn of Africa, and the Great Lakes - Refugees, returnees and internally displaced persons in the IGAD region (as of 29 Feb 2024)
As of 29 Feb 2024, the IGAD region is host to 4.8 million refugees and asylum-seekers. The majority of refugees and asylum-seekers are from South Sudan, currently at over 2.2 million. Some 18.4...
ISIL growing stronger in Syria, as war enters its thirteenth year
When a group linked to the ISIL terror organization claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall on 22 March, one of the pretexts reportedly given for the killings was...
Statement by the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Syria, Adam Abdelmoula, on the killing of a WHO team member in Deir-ez-Zor, 26 March 2024 [EN/AR]
I am deeply saddened by the tragic death of Eng. Emad Shehab, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) professional who served on the World Health Organization (WHO) team in Deir-ez-Zor City, Syria. On...
oPt + 1 more
Occupied Palestinian Territory: Reporting on settlements and the occupied Syrian Golan
DELIVERED BY Nada Al-Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights AT 55th session of the Human Rights Council Distinguished President of the Human Rights Council, Excellencies, ...
Report by the Director-General: Progress in the Elimination of the Syrian Chemical Weapons Programme (EC-106/DG.2), 25 March 2024
106th Session 9 – 12 July 2024 EC-106/DG.2 25 March 2024 Original: ENGLISH In accordance with subparagraph 2(f) of the decision by the Executive Council (the Council) at its Thirty-Third Meeting...
Serbia + 14 more
Western Balkans - Refugees, asylum-seekers and other people in Mixed Movements - as of end February 2024
Estimation of Persons of concern in Mixed Movement in the region as of 29 February 2024: 2,120 Between January and February 2024, some 2,100 refugees and migrants were estimated to have transited...
WHO mourns loss of team member killed in Syria [EN/AR]
Arabic version Statement by Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean On behalf of the World Health Organization, it is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic...
World + 30 more
EUAA: In January, EU+ received 94 000 asylum applications including increased numbers of Senegalese
The European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) has released analysis indicating that EU+ countries continue to receive high levels of asylum applications. In January 2024, some 94 000 applications were...
Lebanon + 2 more
Lebanon: Flash Update #14 - Escalation of hostilities in south Lebanon, 21 March 2024
HIGHLIGHTS ● 90,491 individuals (52% females) have been displaced from south Lebanon due to the ongoing hostilities, as of 19 March (source: DTM). ● 316 people have been killed and 909 wounded, with...