Refugees

Why are Syrian refugees returning from Turkey?

More Syrian refugees are expected to return home from Turkey this year if the Turkish authorities continue to impose lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Khaled al-Khateb | Syria | May 6, 2021

Syrian refugees arrive in Turkey from the Cilvegozu crossing gate at Reyhanli, in Antakya province, on Aug. 30, 2013. Now, because of coronavirus pandemic issues and for other reasons, many Syrians, particularly young people, are returning to their home country.

CENTCOM chief warns children risk radicalization at Syrian al-Hol camp

Gen. Kenneth “Frank” McKenzie said radicalization would remain a problem unless countries repatriate and reintegrate the children of suspected Islamic State fighters.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Apr 28, 2021

A boy awaits departure during the release of another group of Syrian families from the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds suspected relatives of Islamic State (IS) group fighters, in Hasakah governorate of northeastern Syria, on Feb. 20, 2021.

130 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libyan coast

A volunteer rescue group searched the Mediterranean waters but found no survivors.

Al-Monitor Staff | Libya | Apr 23, 2021

Senate Republicans: condition aid to Palestinian refugee agency on reforms

A group of 21 senators called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to tie funding to UNRWA, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, to "much-needed and meaningful reforms."

Al-Monitor Staff | Palestine | Apr 23, 2021

Palestinian students gather in front of a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza Strip, on the first day of school after local authorities eased some of the restrictions that were imposed in a bid to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, on Aug. 8, 2020.

21 migrants drown off Tunisia's coast

Rescue crews have located three survivors and are still searching for the boat's remaining 17 passengers.

Al-Monitor Staff | News Brief | Apr 17, 2021

Biden restores US aid to Palestinian refugee agency

Along with providing $150 million to UNRWA, the US administration announced funding for economic and development assistance in the West Bank and Gaza.

Elizabeth Hagedorn | Palestine | Apr 7, 2021

A Palestinian rides a bicycle past the closed gate of a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 6, 2021, amidst a lockdown due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP) (Photo by SAID KHATIB/AFP via Getty Images)

Shipwreck leads to at least five deaths off Libyan coast

Mediterranean crossings from Libya are continuing, despite dangers.

Al-Monitor Staff | Libya | Apr 1, 2021

Migrants arrive at a naval base in the Libyan capital of Tripoli

Syria 'a living nightmare' after decade of war, UN chief says

Some 60% of Syrians are at risk of hunger this year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.

Al-Monitor Staff | Syria | Mar 10, 2021

At least eight dead in fire at Yemeni migrant center, UN says

More than 170 people are injured after a fire erupted at a facility holding migrants in Yemen's Houthi-held capital of Sanaa.

Al-Monitor Staff | Yemen | Mar 8, 2021

Aid groups overwhelmed by needs and numbers of displaced Syrians

In an attempt to alleviate the suffering of the displaced and as part of the winter response plan for the camps, Syrian humanitarian organizations are implementing different projects. But they have still failed to reach radical solutions.

Mohammed Hardan | Syria | Mar 2, 2021

Syrian refugees are no longer guests in Sudan

Sudan is changing its rules for Syrians wishing to reside in the country after years of being able to travel to Sudan without a visa, and the right to work, education and medical care.

A correspondent in Egypt | Egypt | Mar 1, 2021

UN: 800 people returned to Libya while crossing Mediterranean

2020 was a deadly year for people fleeing Libya for Europe, according to data from the UN's International Organization for Migration.

Al-Monitor Staff | Libya | Feb 5, 2021

Iraq makes major progress in closing camps for the displaced

After six years of displacement, Iraq has closed around 62% of its remaining camps for internally displaced persons over the past six months and is planning to close all of them this year.

Gilgamesh Nabeel | Iraq | Jan 12, 2021

Families wait for food distribution at the Hasansham camp for internally displaced people in northern Iraq on December 10, 2020. - Rights groups and others -- including the International Organisation for Migration -- are worried about displaced families who stand accused of links to IS, sometimes falsely, and may face violent retribution if sent home. (Photo by FLORENT VERGNES / AFP) (Photo by FLORENT VERGNES/AFP via Getty Images)

Why refugees won’t return to Syria

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s call on Syrian refugees to return to the homeland has sparked many reactions, as some still fear returning to cities and towns occupied by Iranian forces accused of violations and abuses against the locals.

Akhin Ahmed | Syria | Nov 20, 2020

Women and children who fled the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz on February 14, 2019, wait in the back of a truck in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor. - IS jihadists using tunnels and suicide bombers were mounting a desperate defence today of their last square kilometre in eastern Syria.
Kurdish-led forces closed in on the small town of Baghouz where IS fighters and their relatives were hunkered down and met famished and dishevelled people turning themselves in. (Photo by Fa

UN agency for Palestinian refugees runs out of money to pay salaries

The announcement comes as the UN body is strained with increased demands and still reeling from a total funding withdrawal imposed by the Trump administration.

Al-Monitor Staff | Israel | Nov 9, 2020

Refugees

Why are Syrian refugees returning from Turkey?

More Syrian refugees are expected to return home from Turkey this year if the Turkish authorities continue to impose lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19.

CENTCOM chief warns children risk radicalization at Syrian al-Hol camp

130 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libyan coast

Senate Republicans: condition aid to Palestinian refugee agency on reforms

21 migrants drown off Tunisia's coast

Biden restores US aid to Palestinian refugee agency

Shipwreck leads to at least five deaths off Libyan coast

Syria 'a living nightmare' after decade of war, UN chief says

At least eight dead in fire at Yemeni migrant center, UN says

Aid groups overwhelmed by needs and numbers of displaced Syrians

Syrian refugees are no longer guests in Sudan

UN: 800 people returned to Libya while crossing Mediterranean

Iraq makes major progress in closing camps for the displaced

Why refugees won’t return to Syria

UN agency for Palestinian refugees runs out of money to pay salaries

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