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Russian military operation forced over 5 lakh people to leave Ukraine: UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], March 1 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 5,00,000 people have left Ukraine since the start of Russia's military operation and about 1,60,000 have become internally displaced, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths told the
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Death toll in Indonesia quake rises to 10 with about 13,000 displaced
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], February 28 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 10 people were killed and about 13,000 others displaced after a 6.1-magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Friday, officials said on Sunday.
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Ukraine crisis: Families seek shelter underground in Kiev
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], February 26 (ANI): As the Russian military continues to advance in Ukraine, including the capital Kiev and other cities, terrified families have been forced to seek shelter underground, the UN said on Friday, adding that at least 100,000 people have likely been displaced by t
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Ukraine crisis may create worst global refugee crisis: US Ambassador to UN
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 24 (ANI): The United States ambassador at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Linda Thomas-Greenfield, on Wednesday, said that the Ukrainian crisis may lead to the worst refugee crisis in the world today, with some 5 million people possibly displaced.
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Number of internally displaced in Myanmar doubles, to 800,000: UN
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Tripura's Bru resettlement process enters phase II, over 1,000 families ge
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], February 10 (ANI): After decades of waiting, internally displaced Bru people in Tripura have started to live in their permanent houses constructed under the quadripartite Bru resettlement pact signed in the year 2020.
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Displacement, humanitarian needs surging inside Afghanistan: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Grand-Saconnex [Switzerland], February 9 (ANI): Conflict last year had forced more than 700,000 Afghans to leave their homes and added to the 5.5 million people already displaced over past years, the UN migration agency said on Tuesday.
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10 killed as cyclone Batsirai hits Madagascar
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Antananarivo [Madagascar], February 7 (ANI): A total of 10 people have been killed and approximately 48,000 were left displaced, after Cyclone Batsirai struck Madagascar, according to the office of disaster and risk management.
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UN strengthens peacekeeping presence around attacked Camp in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations has strengthened the presence of peacekeepers under the UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in an area where a camp for displaced persons is located after a recent deadly attack that claimed 60
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At least 50 civilians killed by militiamen in northeast DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Displaced families sell children, organs to survive in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], January 16 (ANI): Displaced families are selling children and organs to survive in war-ravaged Afghanistan under Taliban regime.
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UN, partners launch plans to help people in 'acute need' in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], January 11 (ANI): The United Nations and non-governmental organizations on Tuesday launched joint response plans aiming to deliver vital humanitarian relief to 22 million people in Afghanistan and support 5.7 million displaced Afghans and local communities in five neighbouring
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