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Syrian refugees hold school in tents for their children

Syrian families who fled attacks by the Assad regime to take refuge in a camp in the northwestern Idlib province have turned their tents into part-time schools to enable their children to continue their education. Since the beginning of the Syrian civil war in 2011, hundreds of schools have...

Forced displacement tops 80M at mid-2020: UN

A report by the UN refugee agency estimated that global forced displacement surpassed 80 million at mid-year, noting that the full picture for 2020 is not yet established. “With forced displacement doubling in the last decade, the international community is failing to safeguard peace,”...

Lebanese crisis deepens Syrian refugee misery

Life in Lebanon has become so difficult for Syrian refugee Ahmad, he says he recently contemplated suicide. The 54-year-old father of three cleans shops at a mall in exchange for rent-free accommodation in a cramped room in the town of Daraya, southeast of Beirut. His daughters...