Aid for Syrian refugees falling far short of soaring demandimage
30 Mar 2015

Aid for Syrian refugees falling far short of soaring demand

Every day in Jordan, 85 tanker trucks make 300 trips to provide water and handle sewage for the Zaatari refugee […]

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As Syria’s Civil War Enters Fifth Year, UN Doubles Count Of Besieged To 440,000image
27 Mar 2015

As Syria’s Civil War Enters Fifth Year, UN Doubles Count Of Besieged To 440,000

The United Nations has more than doubled its estimate of Syrians who are living in besieged areas — and risk […]

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Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers.image
27 Mar 2015

Syria and Iraq wars swell numbers of asylum seekers.

Wars in Syria and Iraq drove the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last […]

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How to Help Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Turkey, And Elsewhere Right Nowimage
27 Mar 2015

How to Help Syrian Refugees In Lebanon, Turkey, And Elsewhere Right Now

Since the brutal civil war in Syria began in 2011, more than three million people have fled the conflict. The […]

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App Helps Syrian Refugees Adapt To Life Away From Homeimage
27 Mar 2015

App Helps Syrian Refugees Adapt To Life Away From Home

DEBORAH AMOS, BYLINE: When Mojahid Akil left Syria, he didn’t have time to pack. But he arrived in the southern […]

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Students urge support for Syrian refugeesimage
27 Mar 2015

Students urge support for Syrian refugees

Students at Nelson College for Girls participated in a photo petition and gathered more than 200 signatures to show their […]

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Drama therapy workshop in Lebanon helps heal wounds for displaced Syriansimage
26 Mar 2015

Drama therapy workshop in Lebanon helps heal wounds for displaced Syrians

The pen is mightier than the sword, so the saying goes. In Lebanon, Zeina Daccache is trying to overcome modern […]

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A Time for Action as Syrian Crisis Enters Its Fifth Yearimage
26 Mar 2015

A Time for Action as Syrian Crisis Enters Its Fifth Year

Young, far from home, under threat of violence for working, and pregnant, Duha is living a life she never imagined. […]

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Syrian doctors risk arrest and deportation for treating fellow refugees in Lebanon and Jordanimage
26 Mar 2015

Syrian doctors risk arrest and deportation for treating fellow refugees in Lebanon and Jordan

Syrian doctors who have fled the country’s civil war to Lebanon and Jordan are being prevented from treating fellow refugees […]

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URUGUAY HALTS PROGRAMS WELCOMING SYRIAN REFUGEES, GITMO DETAINEESimage
26 Mar 2015

URUGUAY HALTS PROGRAMS WELCOMING SYRIAN REFUGEES, GITMO DETAINEES

The government of Uruguay has closed its doors to former Guantánamo detainees “definitively” and halted its program to accept refugees […]

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