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Calcutta HC orders two-member panel to probe rehabilitation of poll violen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Chief Justice division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has ordered a two-member committee to probe the rehabilitation of 300 individuals who were rendered homeless after the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Over 7.1 million people internally displaced in Ukraine
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 5 (ANI): More than 7.1 million people have been internally displaced by the ongoing war in Ukraine with over half of them women, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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6.5 million people displaced inside Ukraine due to Russian invasion
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], March 19 (ANI): Amid escalating war between Russia and Ukraine, the UN migration agency on Friday (local time) estimated that nearly 6.5 million people have now been displaced inside Ukraine.
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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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For 55 million displaced, status quo 'not an option': UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 30 (ANI): Nationally-owned solutions must be found for more than 55 million people displaced within their own countries, according to a new report.
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635,000 people displaced in Afghanistan this year, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], September 21 (ANI): UN humanitarians said on Monday that 635,000 people in Afghanistan were routed from their homes this year because of violence, with more than 12,000 recently displaced to Kabul, mainly from Panjshir Province.
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Bihar: Floods leave people displaced in Hajipur, damage crops in Saran
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Hajipur/Saran (Bihar) [India], August 22 (ANI): People in flood-affected areas of Bihar's Hajipur and Saran are facing a lot of problems as their houses and agricultural fields have been inundated by the floodwaters.
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Taliban advance fuels humanitarian crisis, 400,000 people displaced
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 14 (ANI): Amid Taliban advances in Afghanistan post US drawdown, 400,000 people have been displaced unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.
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Thousands of people displaced in Afghanistan's Kandahar amid Taliban offen
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan] July 27 (ANI): An average of over one hundred thousand people from 22,000 families has been displaced to secure areas of Kandahar city in Afghanistan according to survey cited by local journalists.
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Forced displacement of people reaches record high of 82.4 million, says UN
Updated : 4 years, 9 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 : 4 years, 10 months 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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