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Amid worsening violence inside Syria, UNHCR expects the number of refugees to continue climbing and put more pressure on host countries in the region.

Enrolment of Syrian refugees in state schools in Lebanon falls below a government target of 60- per cent, but a school in the north-east provides a model for the rest of the country.

In the first four months of this year, some 7,300 Ivorians returned home with UNHCR's help from Liberia under a voluntary repatriation programme.

The UNHCR Eminent Advocate calls for international support as she meets Syrian refugees in a women's community centre and a school in Lebanon's capital, Beirut.

UNHCR is particularly concerned for the safety of thousands of internally displaced people after shelling hit areas close to Mugunga III camp, causing people to flee.

The widening gap between the needs and resources available is a growing challenge, with two thirds of the refugees registered in the first four months of this year.

Several thousand Syrian civilians have reached Greece in search of safety. They have been regarded as irregular entrants, but that's changing.

More than 35,000 internally displaced people in Myanmar's Rakhine state have gone to safer locations under a government evacuation plan. Many more have moved on their own.

The popular Spanish TV presenter highlights the plight of hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees, particularly the children, and will help raise funds for UNHCR.

Without proof of birth, children cannot gain the legal identity they need to access even basic social services like education.

Sixteen-year-old Takwa achieved the fourth highest exam results in South Sudan's Upper Nile state. And she was not the only refugee to do well.

Jean-Louis Kialoungou has had a long love affair with Romania and over the years the Congolese refugee has come to see himself as Romanian.

As a UNHCR Eminent Advocate, Sheikha Jawaher will help increase public awareness about refugees and the work of UNHCR, with a special focus on children.

Her grandmother wanted her to get married at age 16, but refugee Aida held out and recently began a course that will train her to teach children in English.

UNHCR helps Tuareg refugees in Niger preserve their nomadic and pastoral lifestyle by moving their livestock in traditional style to safer pastures.