March 15, 2019 marked the beginning of the ninth year of the war in Syria. UNICEF is commemorating the date by recalling that 8 million children have been affected by the war, five million of whom need humanitarian assistance within Syria's borders, and 2.5 of whom are refugees in neighboring countries.
Donor pledges exceeded expectations at the 2019 conference in Brussels. But with 12 million refugees across the region and the Syria conflict far from over, questions remain over how to deliver aid.
A study by the University of Glasgow has looked at the experiences and aspirations of Syrians in three different host countries, the UK, Lebanon and Greece. They hope that their findings will help inform policy makers to make decisions to aid integration.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government is aiming to create safe zones in northern Syria to allow four million Syrian refugees currently living in Turkey to return.
Imad Alarnab was a star chef in Syria until he had to flee the war-stricken country. Now based in London, he's introduced locals to Syrian food, using the profits to help people back home. Marianna Karakoulaki reports.
Mustafa lost his leg in a devastating car bomb attack in Homs, Syria. His disability has slowed him down and so has life as an asylum seeker in Spain. But Mustafa hasn't given up on his dreams.
Over one million Syrian refugees are currently believed to be living in the small kingdom of Jordan. They fled their country's raging war that started seven years ago. In the past few months, some have returned to Syria. But for many that's not an option.
Hossam was born deaf and mute in Syria. Later, as a Syrian refugee in Austria he decided his disability would not stand in the way of his job prospects. Today he works as a technician for an electronics giant in Vienna.
The Syrian government is preventing displaced residents of former anti-government-held areas from returning home by unlawfully demolishing their properties, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has announced that he will grant a pardon for returning Syrians who dodged obligatory military service, including many refugees who are now in Europe. But is the move genuine or simply for image purposes?
Food supplies getting to a camp at the border have been blocked by both Syrian and Jordanian forces. The tens of thousands who are there are at risk of starvation and malnutrition.
There have been numerous accounts of refugees and migrants starting a new life in a far-away country with great success, but there are few that are as inspiring as the story of Nujeen Mustafa, a young woman who made her way to Europe with her family three years ago – in a wheelchair.