World news about “Refugees” published by euronews.
Lebanon: The Syrian refugee factor So many Syrians are fleeing the war in their country that it has put a severe strain on neighbouring Lebanon’s infrastructure – the power grid, hospitals… 18/05/2013
‘Welcome to Hell’: Inside the Shatila refugee camp – nocomment Euronews visited the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. The camp, made up of slum-like apartment blocks, is home to some 16,000 refugees; most of them… 17/05/2013
Number of Syrian refugees tops 1.5 millionThe number of Syrian refugees registered or awaiting registration has surpassed 1.5 million, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday. “The… 17/05/2013
Syrian refugees cross into Jordan: exclusive footage – nocomment On May 11, Euronews gained exclusive access to the Tal Ashehab border crossing between Jordan and Syria. The area is controlled by the military and filming is… 16/05/2013
Palestinians mark ‘Nakba’ A huge stage has been erected in Ramalla in the West Bank – the centrepiece of the town’s efforts to mark ‘Nakba’. Simple theatre recreates the events of… 15/05/2013
‘Nakba’ Palestinians hope for life outside of refugee camps Established one year after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Jalazone refugee camp became home to Arabs from 36 villages in the Lydd and Ramleh areas of what had… 15/05/2013
French medics offer vital pre-natal care for Syrian refugees Zaatari refugee camp on the Syria, Jordan border….it’s where some 120,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict, currently call home. Among them are between… 11/05/2013
Asylum: Fixing a broken system Last year, 330,000 people sought asylum in Europe. Thousands arrived in Greece, however only 152 were able to apply for asylum. Of these, just two were… 08/05/2013
Asylum: fixing a broken system – Full Debate To watch the full debate on asylum between European Commissioner for Home Affairs Cecilia Malmström and former British Home Secretary Charles Clarke, please… 08/05/2013
Greeks against racist beatings Every year, thousands of asylum seekers arrive in Greece in a bid to build new lives but the reality that greets them is often as stark as the one they have… 06/05/2013
Japan looks to help Syrian refugees – nocomment Japanese politician Yuriko Koike has visited refugee camps in Jordan. She said her country can use its disaster relief experiences to help Syrians who have… 03/05/2013
Amnesty International calls for more protection for asylum seekers A Somalian man speaks about his struggle to flee the country’s civil war two decades ago. “I was under stress, under anxiety and all the time I dream a lot… 24/04/2013
30,000 Central African Republic refugees believed to have crossed into DCR Images have been released by the UNHCR showing the living conditions of refugees who have fled the conflict in the Central African Republic to camps in the… 14/04/2013
Warning of refugee crisis in Mauritania Medical charity Doctors without Borders is warning that thousands of Malian refugees in a UN-run camp in neighbouring Mauritania are facing appalling… 12/04/2013
Refugees clash in Turkey – nocomment Syrian refugees threw stones and damaged administrative buildings during clashes at a camp in southeastern Turkey. Police used tear gas and water cannon to… 29/03/2013
Syria-Turkey: UN steps into refugee row The United Nations has expressed concern over reports that up to 600 Syrian refugees were thrown out of a relief camp in Turkey and deported. Officials at… 28/03/2013
Protesters clash with police at Syrian refugee camp in Turkey Syrian refugees at Turkey’s Suleiman Shah relief camp have clashed with police during demonstrations over their living conditions. Young protesters ran… 27/03/2013
World Food Programme warns more money needed to feed Syrian refugees In the Domiz refugee camp in Northern Iraq, where music succours the tens of thousands of refugees, an elderly man sings in Kurdish: “Until I die, I will… 15/03/2013
U.N. Commissioner for Refugees concerned for fleeing Syrians The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is in Ankara for a four day visit to Turkey. His aim is to deal with the plight of those… 10/03/2013
Doctors Without Borders says life is getting worse for Syrian refugees The second report in eight months on the refugees from the conflict in Syria compiled by the humanitarian NGO Doctors Without Borders presents findings… 13/02/2013
Displaced Children Nearly half of the world’s displaced people are children according to UN figures. Most have little or no access to education creating a lost generation when… 01/02/2013
Syrian refugees need billion euros More Syrian refugees step off a bus in Jordan, into uncertainty. The UN has said 30,000 have arrived since the start of this year. Zaatari, the main camp, has… 28/01/2013
Fleeing Myanmar – nocomment Refugees from Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority continue to pour into Thailand amid ongoing violence in western Rakine state in Myanmar… 24/01/2013
Mali: civilians try to escape the conflict – nocomment Hundreds of people took to the road to escape fighting as French and Malian soldiers wrested control of the central Malian town of Diabaly from Islamist… 19/01/2013
Syrian refugees can’t escape cold Some of the worst winter weather to hit the eastern Mediterranean region in years has Syrians in refugee camps saying the biggest threat to them now is the… 09/01/2013
Syrian refugees seek shelter in Jordan – nocomment Syrian refugees continue to pour into Jordan as the conflict in Syria entered its 22nd month. At least half a million Syrians are now registered as refugees… 28/12/2012
Syrian children wait to receive humanitarian aidSyrian children wait to receive aid from Turkish humanitarian agencies at Bab al-Salam refugee camp in Syria, near the Turkish border. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah 23/12/2012
Syrian refugees faced with harsh winter conditions – nocomment With winter settling in, life is becoming increasingly difficult for the 3 million Syrian refugees who have been forced away from home by intense bombing… 12/12/2012
Ban Ki-moon visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan – nocomment UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, close to the Syrian border on friday. 07/12/2012
Myanmar sectarian violence worsensA boy, displaced by the recent violence in Pauktaw, stands in the field near Owntaw refugee camp for Muslims outside Sittwe. UN human rights investigators… 01/11/2012
Red Cross warns refugees are being forgotten The ‘World Disaster Report’ from the International Red Cross Federation has just come out and its figures for 2011 make grim reading. Last year the report… 16/10/2012
Syria: another strike on Aleppo – nocomment Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, has been bombed by the regime, claimed activists who have uploaded two amateur videos online on Friday. Aleppo has been the… 13/10/2012
In Somalia, one woman’s struggle for her sisters “I came from the Ethiopian border, we used to raise animals, mainly goats. Because of the drought, I lost all my animals. And there was also fighting between… 17/09/2012
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugeesUNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie meets Syrian refugees in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. REUTERS/UNHCR/Jason Tanner/Handout 13/09/2012
Somalia: one woman’s struggle for peace Is there any room for hope in Somalia, long-since written-off as a ‘failed state’? Hawa Aden Mohamed has never stopped believing. euronews met her in… 10/09/2012
Refugee life in Turkey – nocomment Having fled fighting across Syria, refugees try to adapt and live as normal life as possible in one of the camps on the border between Syria and Turkey. 08/09/2012
Syrian refugees flood Jordan – nocomment Officials in Jordan are bracing for as many as 150,000 refugees fleeing Syria’s civil war and are straining to build more camps to accommodate all those… 05/09/2012
More Congo civilians flee fighting The increasing vulnerability of civilians to armed violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has brought new calls for urgent regional efforts to… 15/08/2012
Jordan: Syrian refugees protest – nocomment Dozens of Syrian refugees staged a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday in a Jordanian camp. 11/08/2012
Syria: Aleppo bloodshed The bloody battle in Aleppo has been the centre of the world’s attention this week. There is increasing insecurity in Syria and hospitals can hardly deal with… 10/08/2012
Two million flood victims in Phillipines – nocomment Heavy rains pounded the Philippines capital, prompting a new danger alert as emergency workers rushed food, water and clothes to almost two million people… 09/08/2012
Congolese refugees forced into exileA Congolese refugee begs for food at Magunga III camp, outside the city of Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. More than 200,000 civilians… 26/07/2012
Congolese refugees flee fresh fighting – nocomment Thousands of civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo are on the move as Congolese rebels and government forces exchange heavy weapons fire. 26/07/2012
Syria: endless bloodshed This first week of July in Paris leaders from some 50 countries grouped as the Friends of Syria met for the third time to coordinate efforts to get President… 06/07/2012
Refugees taking a risk on Europe Escaping unimaginable horror leaving families and loved ones behind in a desperate search for safety…There are an estimated 15 million refugees in the world… 27/06/2012
António Guterres: “we’re witnessing human suffering on an epic scale” For the fifth consecutive year the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has reached 42 million and aid is now at a critical level. Euronews met with… 19/06/2012
Jordan’s Syrian refugee dilemma Daraa in Syria, where the uprising against President Bashar al Assad first erupted, is a short distance from the border with Jordan. Every day between 100 to… 19/05/2012
Tuareg non-combatants flee Mali fighting Many refugees have fled northern Mali for Mauritania. There are some 200,000 like them who have left Mali, going to the countries around it. One of the… 03/04/2012
Liberia: The trials and tribulations of travel in the West African stateLiberia bears the scars of its two brutal civil wars; burnt out and bombed buildings litter the capital Monrovia and beyond. The war, which started when… 07/03/2012
Syria’s refugees seek safety in Lebanon Safe in Arsal, in the highlands of Lebanon, Syrian refugees have braved the cold and fear of the Syrian army to get here. In the last few days, hundreds of… 06/03/2012
Liberia: Crossing the Cavalla After the Ivory Coast exploded into civil war in Feburary 2011 thousands of displaced and terrified people crossed into Liberia to escape the… 05/03/2012
Libya after the revolution… Since the death of Colonel Gaddafi, there have been scenes in Tripoli which would have been unthinkable just a few months ago. His Bab al Aziziya compound has… 11/11/2011
Climate change refugees could end up trapped Hundreds of millions of people fleeing storms, droughts or floods caused by global warming could end up trapped in disaster areas, according to a report from… 01/11/2011
Kenya’s Dadaab refugee campA girl covers her eyes as she stands with her mother at the Hagadera refugee settlement in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Camp, situated northeast of the capital… 23/08/2011
A Somali woman and her child wait for medical careA woman looks after her child as they wait for medical care at Camp Seyidka, a camp for displaced people, in Mogadishu. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 19/08/2011
Refugee evictions in Georgia – nocomment Georgia uproots hundreds of persons in an attempt to tackle a massive refugee problem inherited from conflicts in the early 1990s in the rebel Georgian… 16/08/2011
Vaccination campaign at Ethiopian camp – nocomment Aid workers at the Kobe refugee camp in Ethiopia launch a vaccination campaign to combat an outbreak of measles among Somali communities fleeing famine. 13/08/2011
Refugee camp in Kenya – nocomment Many Somalis, starving and searching for safety, are risking their lives, crossing into Kenya and taking up residence in Dadaab, the world’s largest refugee… 06/08/2011
Hunger in the Horn of Africa The exodus of Somali refugees into Kenya and Ethiopia is getting worse by the day. Most arrive exhausted. Over 8,500 Somalis have come to Kenya since the… 14/07/2011
Syrian military near Turkish border – nocomment There was a heavy military presence in the Syrian north-western town of Jisr al-Shughour near the Turkish border following reports of deadly clashes earlier… 28/06/2011
Syrian couple marry in refugee camp – nocomment Thousands of Syrians have found refuge in tent camps in southern Turkey, and despite the trauma and harsh living conditions, life goes on. A couple of Syrian… 28/06/2011
Escalation between Turkey and Syria Regarded as a close ally of Bashar al-Assad, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been under pressure from Europe and the Americans since the start of… 23/06/2011
Europe ‘must share immigration’ Responsibility for the influx of migrants from North Africa should be shared by all of Europe, not just the Mediterranean countries. That is the… 22/06/2011
Fears that sectarian conflict could go beyond Syria For three months now protesters have been demonstrating against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The result is an estimated 1300 people, dead as well… 22/06/2011
India : Chin refugees demonstration to mark World Refugee Day – nocomment Hundreds of ethnic Chin refugees from Myanmar held a demonstration in the Indian capital to mark World Refugee Day, as the UN refugee chief urged all… 21/06/2011
Syrian children at refugee camp in TurkeyA Syrian boy, accompanied by a girl, flashes a victory sign as they look outside through a fence of a refugee camp in the Turkish border town of Yayladagi… 19/06/2011
Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Hollywood star Angelina Jolie visits Syrian refugees in Altinozu camp in Turkey in her capacity as UN Goodwill envoy. 18/06/2011
Humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Turkey – nocomment Turkey is facing a big influx of refugees coming from Syria, and tries to supply humanitarian aid by providing them with more facilities. 17/06/2011
Turkey braces for more Syrian refugees – nocomment Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape tanks and troops thrusting into the country’s north in a widening military campaign… 15/06/2011
Red Crescent erects tents for Syrian refugees – nocomment Nearly 7,000 Syrians have sought sanctuary in neighbouring Turkey, which has set up four refugee camps for them at the Boynuyogun camp near the Turkey-Syria… 14/06/2011
Turkish refugee camps expand for Syrians – nocomment Syrian refugees who have crossed the border with Turkey to flee the latest violence in Syria are organised in tent-camps. 13/06/2011
Turkey prepares for Syrian influx Turkey is bracing itself for an influx of refugees as unrest continues in neighbouring Syria. So far just under 300 migrants have arrived at a camp in the… 10/05/2011
A boy sleeps in a refugee camp in ThailandA boy sleeps beside a toy gun at a makeshift refugee camp set up about 30 km from a disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang 23/04/2011
Japan: Shinto Shrine survivors On 11 March the Japanese town of Otsuchi was devastated by a 9-magnitude earthquake and a tsunami. Making matters even worse, fires raged unchecked for days… 07/04/2011
Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp on Libyan-Tunisian border – nocomment Actress and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie visited Chouca refugees camp on Libyan-Tunisian border. She appealed for international support… 07/04/2011
Chad refugees still stranded in Libya Hundreds of workers from Chad are still stranded in Libya. When the fighting started, their impoverished government was unable to evacuate them. They fled… 05/04/2011
Foreign nationals safety in Ivory Coast French soldiers have moved more than 1,000 foreign nationals out of Ivory Coast’s main city, Abidjan, for protection. They were escorted to a camp nearby, in… 04/04/2011
Situation in Ras Jedir Refugee campForeign refugees who fled the unrest in Libya line up at a refugee camp near the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir. 26/03/2011
‘One million displaced’ from Abidjan in Ivory Coast conflict Up to one million people in Ivory Coast have fled the fighting in the main city Abidjan alone, according to the UN Refugee Agency. Thousands have sought… 25/03/2011
Fleeing unrest in LibyaBangladeshi migrant workers wait near the Tunisian gate at the Libyan and Tunisian border crossing of Ras Jdir after fleeing unrest in Libya. REUTERS/Zohra… 02/03/2011
Angry evacuees at Tunisian border – nocomment Stranded Egyptians, who had fled the uprising in Libya, have been protesting inside Tunisia, demanding help from their government to get home. Read our news… 01/03/2011
A victim of floods in Pakistan stands outside his tentSix months after the floods that hit Pakistan, many Pakistanis still live in tent camps donated by aid agencies. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro 31/01/2011
UN warns of worsening Syrian refugee crisisThe United Nations refugee agency has issued a warning over the plight of refugees from Syria’s civil war. The UNHCR says a million people, most of them… 06/03/2013
5,000 Syria refugees flee every dayThe flow of refugees fleeing Syria has almost doubled since late last year, according to United Nations figures. Each day, around 5,000 people seek safe… 08/02/2013
Syria: violence flares in Damascus, refugee crisis escalatesFierce fighting has broken out in the Syrian capital Damascus. Footage posted online by activists opposed to President Bashar al-Assad purportedly shows… 07/02/2013
Syria refugees struggle on as opposition makes offer of talksNew video footage has revealed the harsh conditions that Syrian refugees are enduring within the country’s borders. More than a million people are estimated… 05/02/2013
Donations for Syria aid exceed UN targetMoney pledged for aid for the Syria crisis has exceeded the UN’s target, after a fundraising conference in Kuwait. One and a half billion US dollars – more… 30/01/2013
UN seeks aid money for Syria at Kuwait conferenceUN efforts to raise money for aid for the Syrian crisis have been given a boost after large donations from the US and Kuwait. At a fundraising conference… 30/01/2013
Malian refugees flee to Djenne, NGOs struggle to tackle crisisRefugees have gathered in the central Malian town of Djenne, uprooted by the violence sweeping their country. They have travelled across Mali to reach the… 24/01/2013
France and Africa call for international aid in MaliFrench and African leaders have called on other world powers to provide funding and logistical support in the battle for Mali. A coalition of Islamic… 20/01/2013
Refugee crisis brewing in Mali, says UNHCRAs French and African forces continue to confront the Islamist rebellion in Mali, the United Nations expects as many as 700,000 people to be uprooted by the… 19/01/2013
Aid agencies warn of impending Mali refugee disasterConditions are appalling in the refugee camps for fleeing Malians in neighbouring Mauritania, which has taken the vast majority of the tens of thousands now… 17/01/2013
UN warns Mali conflict will cause humanitarian crisisRefugees who have managed to flee northern Mali are receiving food aid which has been arriving in the capital Bamako. The situation in the north is too… 16/01/2013
Mia Farrow demands aid for Syria refugeesIn her role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador, Hollywood actress Mia Farrow has appealed for more help for Syrian refugees. At the end of a two-day… 16/01/2013
Over 50 Countries want Syria conflict referred to World Court57 countries have called on the United Nations Security Council to refer the Syria conflict to the International Criminal Court for a war crimes… 15/01/2013
UN agency seeks to reward commitment to the cause of refugeesThe UNHCR, the United Nations’ agency dedicated to the plight of refugees worldwide is looking for candidates for its Nansen Refugee Award, which honours… 14/01/2013
West dismisses Assad’s speech as meaninglessThe US has dismissed a speech made by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as ‘a meaningless attempt to retain power’ and called on him to step down. In… 07/01/2013
Lebanon recognises Syrian refugees for first timeLebanon is making its first formal plea for aid, to help refugees fleeing the continuing violence in neighbouring Syria. The country’s cabinet has approved… 04/01/2013
Thoughts of home for refugees from Syria conflictIt is the season when thoughts turn to home. Nowhere perhaps is that more poignant than in the refugee camps which have become a base for those fleeing the… 01/01/2013
UN appeals for fresh funds for displaced AfghansThe plight of nearly half a million displaced Afghans is being highlighted by the United Nations in a call for more aid. Makeshift refugee camps in the… 01/01/2013
