Syrian Arab Republic

Founder Samira Harnish, an Iraqi immigrant, is named Nansen Award regional finalist from the Americas.

UNHCR is expanding cash-based assistance so that the millions of people that it serves can meet their needs in dignity, are protected and can become more resilient. Taking a bank card to a cash machine in Beirut, Syrian widow Manar Al Sayer taps in a PIN and withdraws a few Lebanese pounds.