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Uzbek logistics center receives nearly 100 tonnes of UN humanitarian aid f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Termez Cargo Center in Uzbekistan received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) a total of 96 tonnes of humanitarian aid destined for Afghanistan, the director of the cargo center Nodirbek Jalilov told Sputnik.
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UNHCR ready to help Tajikistan swiftly over Afghan refugee influx: Adviser
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is ready to help Tajikistan in the event of an influx of Afghan refugees, including by creating camps for their accommodation, Nodira Akbaralieva, public relations adviser
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UN agency says 80pc of newly displaced Afghans are women, children
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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Will bring perspective of most impacted by Afghanistan crises to UNGA, say
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 20 (ANI): In the upcoming UN General Assembly (UNGA) meet slated for this week, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi is set to present a report on a recent field visit in Afghanistan.
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Refugees face dire consequences from COVID-19 underfunding, UNHCR warns
Updated : 4 years, 5 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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Afghanistan's humanitarian situation 'pretty desperate', urgent aid needed
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has said that the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan is pretty desperate and called for urgent aid to the country, a media report said.
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UN High Commissioner for Refugees appeals for urgent support for Afghans
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 17 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, appealed for "urgent and sustained" support for Afghans inside the country and for refugees who have fled abroad.
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FIR against Afghan solidarity committee head, others for allegedly floutin
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 8 (ANI): Delhi Police on Wednesday booked the head of the Afghan solidarity committee Ahmad Zia Ghani and other refugees for allegedly not wearing masks and flouting COVID-19 norms during their protest outside United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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No protesters outside UNHCR office, issues resolved: Authorities tell Delh
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Concerned authorities on Tuesday informed the Delhi High Court that now there are no Afghan nationals protesting outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office now.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeks removal of Afghan refugees, asylum seekers camping
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed concern over a large gathering of Afghan nationals in the temporary structures outside the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Vasant Vihar here.
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Political uncertainty may force 500,000 Afghans to leave country in next 4
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI): Due to political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday estimated that 500,000 Afghans will leave the country in the next four months.
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UN refugee agency commends Uganda for hosting Afghan nationals
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], August 26 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Wednesday commended Uganda for allowing to host fleeing Afghan nationals.
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