Iraq In the last week, 4,165 Syrian refugees entered Kurdistan in Iraq joining the 14,410 Syrian Kurds already seeking refuge in the region. Some 1,100 of these arrived yesterday a record for daily arrivals. 22,847 Syrians have fled to Iraq since the conflict began, with more than 80 per cent in...

Briefing Notes, 15 May 2015 This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Karin de Gruijl – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at the press briefing, on 15 May 2015, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. While the coup attempt is reported to have been foiled, the situation in Bu...

MABAN, South Sudan, May 7 (UNHCR) – The UN refugee agency has this week begun the relocation of almost 20,000 Sudanese refugees from the flood-prone Jamam transit site in South Sudan's Upper Nile state to a new camp on higher ground.