The EU will also work to empower Lebanese women to encourage gender equality
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Pfizer supplies Jordan, Lebanon with Covid vaccines for refugees
On Monday, 100,000 doses of the companies’ coronavirus vaccine arrived at the coastal Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport
Education For Employment
Why work for refugees is a win-win
In order to enable more refugees to contribute to the economy, host countries can open up professions to refugees, while ensuring a balance with nationals
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UNHCR’s third global Ramadan campaign supports 3,444 families by mid-month
Coronavirus has exacerbated suffering of region’s refugees increasing the need for Zakat and Sadaqah donations this season
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How the UN’s refugee agency is aiming to tap into Islamic social finance
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees launches mobile Zakat Fund app
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Video: The refugee crisis in the winter of Covid
Covid has complicated efforts by the UNHCR and host countries to address the refugee crisis, says Houssam Chahine, Head of UNHCR’s Private Sector Partnerships in the MENA region.
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Video: How the Middle East remains at the heart of the global refugee crisis
The issue of refugees is one with which the region continues to grapple. UNHCR’s latest report indicates just how much needs to be done
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PODCAST: The refugee crisis in the winter of Covid
The issue of refugees is one with which the region continues to grapple. UNHCR’s latest report indicates just how much needs to be done and offers a new tool to ensure everyone around the world can play their part
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Video: Migrant medical staff from the Middle East help fight Covid-19 in Europe
Migrant communities from the Middle East and North Africa have been helping fight the Covid-19 pandemic in European nations to offset staffing shortfalls.
2020 Islamic Philanthropy Report
Zakat funds: Gulf generosity helping thousands through UN’s Refugee Zakat Fund
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has launched its 2020 Islamic Philanthropy Report, highlighting the impact of their Refugee Zakat Fund, which received a total of $43,165 million in 2019, allowing UNHCR to support 191,497 refugees and internally displaced families in 2019.
Displaced Syrians
Syrian-Lebanese champion of refugee rights wins Rafto Prize
Rouba Mhaissen is the founder and director of SDAID, an organisation that has helped Syrians displaced by war
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In pictures: Angelina Jolie visits the ruins of Iraq’s Mosul
UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visits Mosul, less than a year after the city’s liberation. She arrives in the city on the second day of the Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan.