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    Over 500,000 refugees flee Ukraine since Russia waged war, says UN

    28 Feb 2022

    Shabia Mantoo, a UNHCR spokeswoman, said the latest and still growing count had 281,000 in Poland, more than 84,500 in Hungary, about 36,400 in Moldova, over 32,500 in Romania and about 30,000 in Slovakia.

    Over 1,000 migrants arrive in Italy in hours, say authorities

    24 Jul 2022

    Between Jan.1 and July 22, 34,000 people arrived in Italy by sea compared with 25,500 during the same period in 2021 and 10,900 in 2020, Italy's interior ministry said.

    VIDEO: 100 Syrian refugee families displaced after fire guts tents at a camp in Lebanon

    06 Oct 2022

    Around 100 tents were destroyed in a fire at one of the refugee camps in Lebanon on Wednesday. According to local media reports the tragic incident happened at Al Wafa refugee camp in Lebanon's Arsal region, northeast of Beirut.

    Pakistan exempts Afghan refugees awaiting resettlement to US from deportation

    05 Nov 2023

    Several Western nations are still in the process of resettling Afghan refugees two years on from the Taliban takeover, forcing many families to wait in limbo for months in Pakistan.

    Sheikh Sultan honours Jordan’s 7Hills for Social Development with Dhs500,000 SIARA Award

    27 Jun 2022

    Sheikh Sultan has honoured Jordan’s 7Hills for Social Development, winner of the 6th edition of the Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support at the House of Wisdom, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed.

    UN agencies working towards receiving 200,000 refugees in Sudan

    20 Nov 2020

    Since government troops started a war in the northern Tigray state of Ethiopia, hundreds, possibly thousands of lives have been lost.

    More than one in four Syrians 'extremely poor:' World Bank

    27 May 2024

    The World Bank published two new reports on Syria, which found that "27 per cent of Syrians — about 5.7 million individuals — live in extreme poverty."

    Sheikh Sultan honours Nigerian foundation for helping refugee kids with clean energy

    18 Sep 2024

    Sheikh Sultan bestowed the prestigious Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) to Nigerian non-profit LightEd Impact Foundation.

    Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support draws global attention

    27 Mar 2024

    527 NGOs from 53 countries across 5 continents applied for the award this year. 331 nominations from Africa, 163 from Asia, 13 from Europe, 17 from North America, and 3 from Oceania. The 2024 edition of the award exhibits a 24.6% increase in applications, with participating countries expanding by 29.3% from last year

    800 Syrians start leaving crowded Al Hol camp

    03 Jun 2019

    At least 17 buses were seen leaving the area in the first such transfer from Al Hol camp which is home to nearly 74,000 people, among them wives and children of

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