UN agency provides assistance for hundreds fleeing town near Lebanon's border with Syria
Aug 09, 2014, at 04:16 pm
New York, Aug 9 (IBNS) As violence escalates in Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners are distributing humanitarian supplies in the north-eastern Bekaa Valley to both Lebanese and Syrian refugees who had fled the town of Arsal, close to the Syrian border.
Syria: UN agency warns of grave risks to refugees if funding gaps remain unmet
Jul 04, 2014, at 03:38 pm
New York, July 4 (IBNS) Failure to close the funding gap to meet the needs of the growing number of people fleeing the conflict in Syria could mean grave risks for the refugees as well as for the stability of the region, according to the United Nations refugee agency.