The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1951, during the Second World War. The purpose of its creation was to help millions of Europeans who fled their countries and left everything behind.
Today, the world is still working hard, seeking the protection of refugees and helping them all over the world.
President Trump’s ban on Syrians goes into effect as Syrians mark tragic milestone.
Six years since the descent into a brutal civil war, millions of Syrians are bearing the brunt of increasingly restrictive policies around the world and inside Syria to stop them from reaching safety.
In January, President Trump announced his support for the creation of safe zones in Syria. Which, if planned and executed properly, can protect civilian populations from the crossfire.
(Washington, D.C.) - Aleppo entered a new level of despair said a coalition of aid groups on Friday. Last night, over 50 air strikes hit the city and 91 casualties were reported, as the government launched its offensive campaign to retake rebel-held areas.
(Washington, D.C.) - According to news reports, the bipartisan Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act has been pulled from the legislative calendar in the House of Representatives, where it was expected to pass easily.
HUMANITARIAN GROUPS LAUD NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY ON WHITE HELMETS AS A CALL TO ACTION TO SUPPORT SYRIAN AID WORKERS
U.S.-based charities proud to support the heroic efforts of Syria’s first responders
(Washington, D.C.) September 16, 2016 – Commenting on reports of limited secure access in to Aleppo for humanitarian aid shipments and aid convoys, Lena Arkawi, spokesperson for the American Relief Coalition for Syria (ARCS) and its thirteen U.S.-based Syrian relief organizations including the Syrian American Medical Society, said:
From getting formula to hungry babies to teaching women how to run their own businesses, NuDay Syria gives aid and support to millions of Syrians. For the nonprofit’s founder, Nadia Alawa, it’s about helping women and children survive the war with dignity.
When Nadia Alawa moved from Japan to New Hampshire with her family in 1996, she intended to focus on raising her eight children. But years later, a single incident from the Syrian civil war compelled Alawa to turn her focus halfway across the world to help families suffering through the conflict.
