UN and partners launch $4.4 billion regional appeal for more than five million Syrian refugees
Dec 13, 2017, at 04:59 am
New York, Dec 12(Just Earth News): A more than $4 billion appeal has been launched to support what one senior United Nations official called on Tuesday “a lost generation” of Syrian refugees caught up in the ongoing conflict.
Chile becomes latest nation to resettle Syrian refugees through UN-backed programme
Oct 14, 2017, at 03:00 pm
New York, Oct 14(Just Earth News): Sixty-six Syrian adults and children arrived in Santiago, Chile from Lebanon on Thursday, making the South American country the newest to resettle Syrian refugees under a United Nations-backed programme.
At UN Assembly, Turkey calls on world to fulfil aid pledges for hosting Syrian refugees
Sep 20, 2017, at 03:45 pm
New York, Sept 20(Just Earth News): Stressing that his country has spent over $30 billion to care for more than three million Syrians and 200,000 Iraqis fleeing war in their own homelands, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took to the podium of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to call on the world to fulfil its pledges of aid.
UN warns funding cuts threaten aid to Syrian refugees and hosts, as Brussels conference opens
Apr 05, 2017, at 05:18 am
New York, Apr 4(Just Earth News): As a major international conference on Syria gets underway in Brussels, United Nations agencies have warned that a sluggish financial support by Member States would put vital assistance for millions of refugees and the communities hosting them at risk.
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:52 pm
New York, Mar 29 (Just Earth News): Visiting the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan that is hosting about 80,000 Syrian refugees, the United Nations chief urged the parties to the conflict in Syria and the countries that have influence over them to realize that the crisis is not only a tragedy for Syrian people but also a threat to regional stability and global security.
Jan 24, 2017, at 01:53 pm
Shaun Chen, the Liberal MP of Scarborough North, pleasantly known in the Canadian Parliament as the “Hakka Chinese MP†speaks to India Blooms News Service in an exclusive session, recollecting the journey from his boyhood days to the present Parliamentarian position, politics and more.
Trudeau focuses on Canada-Argentine business in Argentina trip
Nov 19, 2016, at 04:52 am
Toronto, Nov 18(IBNS): The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, presently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, made a direct pitch to the businesses to make investments in the Argentine- Canadian trade.
Iris scan helps Syrian refugees in Jordan receive UN supplies in ‘blink of eye’
Oct 07, 2016, at 02:24 pm
New York, Oct 7(Just Earth News): The United Nations food relief and refugee agencies have jointly introduced an innovative iris scan payment system in Jordan’s Za’atari refugee camp, allowing 76,000 Syrian refugees to purchase food from camp supermarkets by using a scan of their eyes instead of cash, vouchers or e-cards.
Aug 31, 2016, at 02:00 pm
New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has helped resettle more than 10,000 Syrian refugees to the United States during the year ending 30 September, without compromising the integrity and security of the processing mechanism.
One in 10 Syrian refugees will need resettling, UN agency warns ahead of conference
Mar 30, 2016, at 01:21 pm
New York, Mar 30 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Supporting refugees is a global responsibility that must be widely shared, the UN refugee agency stressed on Tuesday ahead of a one-day high-level conference it is hosting in Geneva tomorrow, focused on refugees from Syria and the need for generating a substantial increase in resettlement and other answers for their plight.
Conditions of Syrian refugees in Lebanon worsen considerably, UN reports
Dec 24, 2015, at 02:06 pm
New York, Dec 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Some 70 per cent of the over 1 million Syrian refugees in Lebanon now live below the Lebanese extreme poverty line, a big rise over 2014, and food insecurity is mounting, the United Nations reported on Wednesday , calling for greater access to the domestic labour market to mitigate the crisis.
Obama refuses to block entry of Syrian refugees, says strategy against IS working
Nov 17, 2015, at 05:31 pm
Antalya, Turkey, Nov 17 (IBNS) US President Barack Obama has declared that his strategy against the Islamic State is working, while rejecting calls for blocking entry of Syrian refugees, The New York Times reports say.
Jordan: Head of UNWFP urges increased funding for Syrian refugees
Aug 13, 2015, at 02:16 pm
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has voiced concern over the deteriorating conditions of Syrian refugees now residing in Jordan amid funding shortfalls and urged the international donor community to ramp up financing for ongoing humanitarian efforts in the Middle Eastern country.
Iraq: UN agency prioritizes most needy Syrian refugees for food assistance
Aug 07, 2015, at 02:10 pm
New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): In an effort to meet the food needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees living in Iraq, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will focus its resources this month on those living in the country’s Kurdistan region.
Middle East’s largest camp turns three as Syrian refugees top four million: UN agency
Jul 29, 2015, at 02:20 pm
New York, Jul 29 (IBNS): Living conditions for more than half a million refugees living in Jordan is becoming increasingly tough, the United Nations refugee agency warned on Tuesday on the eve of the third anniversary of the establishment of Za’atari camp, which has grown into the largest refugee camp in the Middle East.