They face appalling conditions, cut off on Mount Sinjar after fleeing persecution by Islamic State extremists.
Workers face appalling conditions and are exposed to dangerous chemicals that also pollute surrounding waterways.
While overcrowding on the islands has been signalled since the summer, it was the lack of winter facilities that attracted media attention as refugees were literally left in the cold to face appalling conditions.
"Isis terrorists continue to contest towns and villages south of Irbil and in the Sinjar area and the Yazidi community face appalling conditions, cut off on Mount Sinjar.
Refugees continue to arrive in large numbers in Greece and Italy, where they face appalling living conditions; the promised funding of several billion euros hasn't yet been provided to the satisfaction of Turkey, which is hardly a "safe third country".
Making their way to my grandfather's family in Ukraine, amid the chaos of civil war, they faced appalling conditions including, in the greatest of ironies, the threat of the Bolsheviks, who were convinced that my grandfather, newly returned from the U.S., was an American spy.
During their last rotation, the 40-strong crew faced truly appalling conditions.
He charged that workers in Qatar "face quite appalling conditions, are treated little better than slaves and live in unacceptable squalid accommodation".
They face appalling dangers – gang violence, the horrors of child prostitution, drug abuse.
These women have faced the most appalling conditions with the utmost of resilience and dignity.
