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The United Nations has suspended all aid convoys in Syria after its trucks were hit during a deadly air raid near Aleppo.
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An international aid convoy has been hit by an air strike while delivering aid to 78,000 people in the hard-to-reach town of Urm al-Kubra in Syria.
Greek volunteers win 2016 Nansen Refugee Award
UN refugee agency rewards Hellenic Rescue Team and psychologist Efi Latsoudi, who helped thousands of migrants reaching Greece.
Iraqi forces inch closer to ISIL-held Mosul
Iraqi forces meet resistance in an operation to re-take the town of Qayyarah as they move ever closer towards the ISIL stronghold of Mosul
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Born stateless, nowhere they can truely call home. Fifty thousand Syrians have been born without papers in Lebanon according to the United Nations
Angelina Jolie meets migrants in Greece
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie, who is also a UN special envoy, visited an office of the UNHCR at the port of Piraeus in Greece, where an estimated
Europe Weekly: EU-Turkey 'deal' under fire
In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: Rights groups and MEPs criticise a tenative deal between the EU and Turkey on migration; refugees find their
UN questions legality of controversial EU-Turkey migration deal
The United Nations and Amnesty International have raised concerns that the EU’s proposed migration deal with Turkey could be illegal. They are
EU's migrant pact "not consistent with international law", says UNHCR
United Nations High Commission for Refugees says it has deep concerns about the EU’s proposed agreement to solve its migrant crisis. The agency
UNHCR warns Europe is on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees has warned Europe is on the cusp of a largely self-induced humanitarian crisis. Much of the evidence
UNHCR despairs over Europe's lack of solidarity in handling refugee crisis
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi, on Wednesday criticised the lack of solidarity across in Europe in addressing the