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Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugee agency's special envoy
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"After more than 20 years of dedicated and committed work with the UN Refugee Agency advocating for the rights and protection of forcibly displaced people around the world, Angelina Jolie is moving on from her role as UNHCR's Special Envoy to engage on a broader set of humanitarian and human
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Action without affecting Sharavathi displaced people: Karnataka CM Bommai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai states report on the displaced people of Sharavathi.
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Pakistan admits USD 30 bn flood loss assessment flawed
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The floods affected 33 million people and more than 1,730 lost their lives. They are particularly impacting the poorest and most vulnerable districts. The situation is still evolving, with flood waters stagnant in many areas, causing water-borne and vector-borne diseases to spread, and more
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Afghanistan is home to over 70 per cent of world's refugees, displaced peo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Afghans continue to live miserably in their country and have been bearing the brunt of human rights violations since the Taliban took control in August last year.
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Pakistan Floods: Outbreak of waterborne diseases amid catastrophic disaste
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): The outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking floods in Pakistan has raised concerns among health officials, as nearly half a million flood-displaced people are living in relief camps, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban bars humanitarian aid from entering Bamyan province
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan ], July 13 (ANI): Taliban's atrocities continue to ascend in Afghanistan as the organization barred humanitarian aid from entering the Bamyan as it denied the presence of displaced people in the Province.
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Afghanistan: Homeless crisis puts hundreds of thousands of families at ris
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], July 1 (ANI): In Afghanistan, nearly 500,000 families may soon become homeless as a result of the increasing pressure from the government to send internally displaced people to their origin.
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Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000: UN
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], February 13 (ANI): The number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Myanmar has doubled since February last year, now crossing the 800,000 mark, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) announced on Friday.
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At least 50 civilians killed by militiamen in northeast DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC] February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): At least 50 people were killed by rebels of the Cooperative for the Development of Congo (CODECO) in a camp for displaced people in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Xinhua News Agency reported citing local sources.
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IOM expresses concern over millions of displaced people in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 4 (ANI): The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday raised the alarm over millions of displaced Afghans post the Taliban takeover.
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Myanmar junta blocking life-saving aid from reaching millions of displaced
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is blocking desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching millions of displaced people and others at risk, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
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UNHCR to distribute USD 3 million for displaced Waziristanis in Khost prov
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Khost [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday announced to distribute USD 3 million for the displaced people from Waziristan in Khost province.
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