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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI): The UN refugee agency UNHCR said it is "appalled by a series of deadly attacks" on displaced people in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), its spokesperson told journalists on Tuesday in Geneva.
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IFRC seeks efforts to keep displaced people safe on Bangladeshi island
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], November 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Urgent action is being taken to keep people safe from cyclones and the COVID-19 pandemic on Bhashan Char Island in Bangladesh, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Tuesday.
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Internally displaced people receive aid in Afghanistan's Kunduz province
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 18 (ANI): Internally displaced people in Afghanistan's Kunduz province received the much-needed food supplies through an aid group this week, reported local media.
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UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced peo
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], November 7 (ANI): Underlining the clear link between climate-related emergencies and forced displacement, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Sunday implored leaders to change words to action and step up support to mitigate loss and damage due to climate change in the most
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UN agency says 80pc of newly displaced Afghans are women, children
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI): Almost 80 per cent of newly displaced people in Afghanistan are women and children, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said.
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 18 (ANI): Underfunding has left a "yawning gap" in the UN Refugee Agency's ability to protect forcibly displaced people worldwide from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday.
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South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend life-saving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.
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UN migration agency 'concerned' over developments in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 18 (ANI): The United Nations migration agency on Tuesday expressed "great concern" over the developments in Afghanistan and "grave consequences" for displaced people and civilians needing humanitarian assistance.
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Afghanistan's displaced people head into large cities for safety
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
United Nations [US], August 14 (ANI/Xinhua): Afghans displaced by fighting stream into Kabul and other large cities, some renting, many staying with family and friends, others camping in the open, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
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Taliban offensive: 244,000 people internally displaced since May, says OCH
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 10 (ANI): Afghanistan is witnessing a huge rise in internally displaced people (IDPs) due to the Taliban offensive, post the withdrawal of foreign troops.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): The number of people displaced due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations in the world has increased to a record 82.4 million, according to the Global Trends report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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NHRC directs Odisha Chief Secretary to rehabilitate people displaced due t
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) directed the Odisha Chief Secretary on Sunday to take appropriate measures to compensate, rehabilitate and resettle people affected in Koraput district due to different projects.
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