16 Dec 2014

Lebanon and the U.N. have launched a plan that calls for an estimated $2.1 billion

he Crisis Response Plan for Lebanon announced Monday outlines the priorities of the government and international community over the next […]

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16 Dec 2014

UN envoy arrives in Syria to negotiate Aleppo truce

A senior UN officialshas arrived in Syria to organize talks between the Damascus government and foreign-backed militants with a view […]

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16 Dec 2014

Canada is against accepting muslim refugees

The government of Stephen Harper has been under fire from critics for failing to to do enough to resettle Syrian […]

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16 Dec 2014

Turkey receives all refugees arriving from Syria, regardless of their nationality and religion.

Turkey’s borders are open to all refugees arriving from Syria, regardless of their nationality and religion, Sinan Atakan, provincial head […]

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16 Dec 2014

Syrian refugees unwelcome in Bulgaria

At the end of 2013, an estimated 15,000 Syrian refugees had entered Bulgaria illegally seeking safety. However, the small EU […]

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16 Dec 2014

Getting Help to Syria

Few experiences are more haunting than visiting a refugee camp in the middle of winter. You walk the rows between […]

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16 Dec 2014

More Nations Agree to Take in Syrian Refugees, Including the United States

The Civil War in Syria has displaced more than 3.2 million Syrians since 2011. These refugees have had to escape […]

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15 Dec 2014

Syrian refugees tell their stories of loss through ancient Greek play

Syrian refugee women performed the Greek tragedy “Antigone” in the Lebanese capital of Beirut this week, weaving their own stories […]

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15 Dec 2014

Deputy U.N. Secretary General Travels to Beirut to Tackle Syrian Refugee File

Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on Sunday on a three-day […]

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15 Dec 2014

Opposition parties hammered the Canadian government for not helping more Syrian refugees.

Opposition parties hammered the federal government Friday for not allowing more Syrian refugees into Canada. NDP MP Paul Dewar said […]

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