Angelina Jolie meets recently-arrived Syrians...

UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie met with refugees at the Jordanian border, minutes after they crossed from Syria. Hundreds of families are fleeing the violence and seeking safety, every night.

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Syrian Arab Republic Disaster Recovery

The current unrest in Syria has so far forced over 1.4 million people to abandon their homes and seek safety in the neighboring countries of Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan. More continue to arrive: up to 8,000 each day, mostly women and children. Forced to flee everything familiar, they've left their livelihoods and keepsakes behind. For a child escaping horrific violence, for a parent desperate for safety for her children, supplies from the United Nations Refugee Agency are a lifeline.

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