DOMIZ CAMP, Iraq (Reuters) - The world is failing to properly invest in the Syrian refugee crisis and families, women, and children are suffering terribly as a result, U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie said on Sunday. The Hollywood actress was visiting the Domiz Camp, in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region
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U.A.E grants one year residency to citizens from war torn nations
UNHCR hopes Lebanon will reverse residence freeze so staff can continue to help refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) - The U.N. refugee agency UNHCR hopes the Lebanese foreign ministry will quickly reverse a decision to freeze residency applications the agency has submitted for its staff, its spokesman said on Tuesday. Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil ordered the freeze last week after accusing UNHCR of hindering the return of
Russia kills 38 Syrians including women, children, and the elderly in rebel-held Zardana
(AFP) BEIRUT: Air strikes thought to have been carried out by Russian jets on a rebel-held residential area in northwestern Syrian have killed 38 civilians, a Britain-based monitor said Friday. Five children were among those killed when the strikes hit the area of Zardana in the northwestern Idlib province late Thursday,
U.N. will try to convince Houthi to relinquish Hodeidah port
By Middle East Affairs After top Houthi chief killed on Monday, U.N. Yemen mediator trying to convince Houthi militia to relinquish control of Hodeidah port in hopes of stopping a Saudi funded attack. On Saturday, the Mediator Martin Griffiths arrived in Houthi controlled Sanaa as Saudi led troops were attempting an attack within 10