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UNHRC calls for humanitarian aid for 3.5 million Afghans to avoid starvati
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 4 (ANI): UN Human Rights Council has appealed to increase humanitarian support to 3.5 million people including 700,000 from 2021 alone who were displaced due to the conflict in Afghanistan, the United Nations body said in a statement.
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Series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo: UNHCR
Updated : 4 years, 3 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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Over half million people internally displaced in Afghanistan due to confli
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 26 (ANI): More than half a million people in Afghanistan have been internally displaced as a result of conflicts and insecurity in the country this year, according to a new report issued by the UN migration agency IOM.
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IFRC seeks efforts to keep displaced people safe on Bangladeshi island
Updated : 4 years, 3 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, 4 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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Sheikh Hasina calls on world leaders to 'act seriously' for Rohingyas repa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Paris [France], November 13 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called on world leaders to "act seriously" to ensure the repatriation of forcibly displaced Rohingya refugees to Myanmar
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Over 84 million people displaced from their homes owing to violence, insec
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 12 (ANI): As more people flee violence, insecurity and the effects of climate change, the number forcibly displaced now exceeds 84 million globally, according to new data released on Thursday by the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
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US House Speaker urges COP26 to advance gender equality in climate action
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], November 9 (ANI/Sputnik): US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday urged the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, to quickly address gender inequality in climate action as she noted that 80 per cent of people displaced worldwide by global
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UNHCR: Urgent steps needed now to mitigate climate impact on displaced peo
Updated : 4 years, 4 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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Millions of Afghans internally displaced amid growing humanitarian crisis
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 3 (ANI): After the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in mid-August, millions of Afghans have been internally displaced, and thousands have left the country giving rise to a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Human Rights Watch says Taliban forcibly displacing Hazara Shias, Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 25 (ANI): Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Taliban officials have forcibly displaced Hazara Shia communities and distributed their land to their supporters, but the Taliban have rejected these claims, a media report said.
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Taliban forcibly evict minority Shia in Afghanistan: HRW
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], October 22 (ANI): The Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday said that Taliban officials in several provinces across Afghanistan have forcibly displaced residents partly to distribute land to their own supporters.
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