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UNHCR says most of Syrians arriving in Greece are students

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Syrian refugee parents Afeesh and Rasha hug their daughters shortly after landing on the Island of Lesvos, Greece.

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UN begins testing data collection system to help track, curb attacks against health workers

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WHO estimates that at least 51 hospitals have been damaged or partially destroyed over the past...

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UNICEF plans to reach 2.6 million Syrian children with winter supplies and cash assistance

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A young boy at a UNICEF winter supplies distribution centre in Damascus, Syria.

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UN agency urges Jordan to allow 12,000 desperate Syrian refugees stranded at border

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Fifteen year old Mohammad sits in front of the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan, where he lives with his...

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