Arrivals This week, 56 people arrived on the Aegean islands, a decrease from last week’s 105 arrivals and from last year’s 362 arrivals during the same period. The average daily arrivals on all...
In February 3,000 people arrived, 33 per cent fewer than January. They are mostly families with children from Afghanistan and Syria. 2,150 arrived on the islands and 850 at the land borders...
26 March 2020 – CARE’s analysis of INFORM Global Risk Index data has found that the world’s ‘highest risk’ countries have three times higher exposure to epidemics, such as COVID-19, but also have a...
In February, 37,000 new internal displacements were monitored by the UNHCR-led Protection and Returns Monitoring Network (PRMN). Drivers include conflict and insecurity (25,000), drought-related...
New York, 30 March 2019 Thank you very much, Mr. President, My briefing today will focus on four areas: First: the COVID-19 crisis and the potential implications including for humanitarian operations...
The world as we know it is facing an unprecedented global crisis, one that compounds the suffering of the world’s already most vulnerable—especially those who live in armed conflict environments. The...
Since the start of 2020, UNHCR has delivered core relief items and shelter materials to assist 87,400 individuals in northwest Syria. UNHCR has sent 71 trucks across the border in 2020, carrying...
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Monday, March 30, 2020 — The situation in northern Syria leads us to believe that the spread of COVID-19 could quickly become critical if additional support and measures are not put in place. The...
Geneva (ICRC) – It will be nearly impossible to fight COVID-19 in countries already devastated by conflict unless a concerted response by states and humanitarian organizations is launched...