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    @RefugeesMedia - 15/03/2022

    Most Syrian refugees in the region live in poverty. Prospects are dire for the most vulnerable among them, such as single mothers, children living without a caregiver, and people with disabilities.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 15/03/2022

    These countries are under increased financial pressure, especially in light of the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Refugees and host communities have been hit hard, losing livelihoods and facing surging prices for food and other necessities.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 15/03/2022

    Neighbouring and nearby countries require continued international support, having generously welcomed more than 5.6 million Syrian refugees – the vast majority worldwide.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 15/03/2022

    UNHCR appeals to the world to not forget or neglect the growing needs of displaced Syrians inside and outside the country, 11 years on Syria remains the world’s largest displacement crisis. More than 13m people have either fled the country or are displaced within its borders.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 15/03/2022

    Eleven years on, mounting challenges push many displaced Syrians to the brink https://t.co/KCUiJEZdcr via @refugees

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    @RefugeesMedia - 11/03/2022

    In Somalia this year, UNHCR needs US$157.5m to deliver critical support to approximately 2.9m IDPs, 40,000 refugee returnees, 31,000 refugees and asylum seekers, and 15,000 new arrivals from Ethiopia and other countries. Only 5% of that amount had been received.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 11/03/2022

    Urgent investments are needed to build up strong adaptive capacities where they are most needed. Without them, we will witness greater suffering, loss of life, and increasing displacement.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 11/03/2022

    Latest @IPCC_CH report shows the uneven impacts of the climate crisis on communities that have less capacity to adapt. Vulnerabilities are amplified where people are already facing poverty, limited access to basic services and resources, conflict & climate-dependent livelihoods.

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    @RefugeesMedia - 11/03/2022

    The climate crisis is accelerating, and the consequences of inaction are mounting. Many ecosystems are at a tipping point, and we are seeing devastating effects on human health and life. Vulnerable communities are hit the hardest, among them refugees, displaced, and stateless

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    @RefugeesMedia - 11/03/2022

    Children have dropped out of school to help their families earn a daily income and search for water and pasture -- becoming vulnerable to forced marriage, family separation, sexual violence and abuse. Women and girls, make up half of the displaced population and are at high risk.