| Idlib could become 'worst humanitarian disaster' of 21st century. With 30,000 people already displaced amid air strikes, the UN is warning that Idlib has the potential to become the “worst humanitarian catastrophe” of the 21st century. UNHCR has said it is increasingly troubled at a looming funding shortfall for its work with partners in support of the millions of Syrian refugees and internally displaced people, with some US$270 million urgently needed to ensure that the most vulnerable do not go without vital protection and assistance this year. | | |
| New hope for pensioners struggling to survive in Ukraine. A landmark court ruling in Ukraine is expected to ensure state retirement benefits for elderly people caught up in the five-year conflict. The ruling confirms that cumbersome verification requirements which have caused hundreds of thousands to lose access to their pensions do not constitute lawful grounds for termination of pension payments. UNHCR noted the development after repeatedly voicing the importance of de-linking IDP registration and pensions. | | |
| Greece's Moria refugee camp threatened with closure. Local officials have called on the Greek government to address what they describe as an "uncontrollable amount of waste" at the Moria Reception and Identification Centre. Deutsche Welle reports that residents and refugees are working together to rejuvenate the island of Lesvos, where Moria is located. | | |
| Syrian and Iraqi refugees in Jordan live with less assistance, more debt. More than seven years into the Syria crisis, new research conducted by CARE International has revealed that Syrian and Iraqi refugees living in Jordan face a decrease in humanitarian aid and an increase in debt, with women said to be carrying the heaviest burden. | | |
| UN to investigate treatment of refugees and migrants in Italy and Austria. The UN’s new High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, plans to send teams to Italy and Austria to examine the treatment of refugees and migrants after what it calls an “alarming escalation of attacks” against asylum-seekers. | | |
| A campaign has linked up four London schools with refugee children in Jordan, Iraq and the Central African Republic. Now, children who fled Syria have received the first messages from their new friends. | | |
Now in its eighth year, the Syria conflict has forced more than 5.6 million refugees flee to neighbouring countries. A further 6.6 million people remain displaced inside Syria.
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