Over 200,000 Syrian children are going cold as winter approaches
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13:37 21/11/2012
Children's charity Save the Children has warned that there are 200,000 Syrian children facing discomfort and maybe death because they have inadequate clothing and bedding to cope with the winter in...
UK opts into illegal immigration agreement between EU and Turkey
13:00 21/11/2012
The UK government has announced that it is to opt into an agreement between Turkey and the European Union that could see many illegal immigrants from Turkey and from other Asian countries expelled...
UN commissioner calls for more aid for refugees
13:11 04/10/2012
A high ranking UN official has today put out a call for greater assistance for refugees. The UN High Commission for Refugees' (UNHCR) Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, Erika Feller gave a...
UK asylum system is 'traumatic' for children
15:01 25/09/2012
A report issued by the Children's Society has criticised the United Kingdom's treatment of children from overseas who claim asylum. The report says that UK immigration officials have developed 'a...
Record numbers of refugees leave Syria in August
11:11 07/09/2012
A record number of people left Syria as refugees in August 2012, according to The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Spokeswoman Melissa Fleming told a Geneva press conference...
UN fears that Syria's neighbours may close borders
19:42 29/08/2012
There are fears that countries neighbouring Syria may close their borders following a sharp increase in the numbers of refugees crossing their borders from Syria. Over 214,000 Syrian refugees have...
